The New York Times 1887-01-27: Vol 37 Iss 11360

VOL. XXXVIL.....NO, 11,360.
NEWS OF THE DAY ABROAD

DE LESSEPS’S FIGHT FOR THE
PANAMA CANAL,

A GREAT EFFORT TO BOLSTER UP THE

ENTERPRISE —THE WAR SCARE —

LYDIA THOMPSON’S REAPPEARANCE.

BY COMMERCIAL CABLE FROM OUR OWN OCOR-
RESPONDENL

Copyright, 1888, by the New-York Times.

LONDON, Jan. 26.—Whether one likes to
wall 1t “ cheek” or courage, itis undeniable that
the Comte de Lesseps is making a wonderful
fightin the face of the Ministry’s knock-down
blow. His circular, although containing state-
ments which those with even the slightest
knowledge of Panama literature understand to
be false, has had the effect of sending Panama
Canal shares up to 300f., or 60 per cent. of par,
whereas they were down to 272f.o0n Friday.
Of course the new bonds could not be sold any-
where else for 2 per cent. of their face value,
but France is still willing to pay for its belief in
its grand old man.

Poland Galicia is still under 10 feet of snow,
and there is no news a3 a consequence. But
there is already a notable change in the current
of optimistic talk from Berlin and Vienna. I
should say that a fresh war scare was only a
matter of a few days now.

** Babetti,’ an adaptation of the comic opera
by Gustave Michiels, was produced at the
Strand Theatre to-night. The libretto is the
work of Alfred Murray and Mosenthal, and they
may be congratulated on having produced one
of the stupidest books of the kind ever written.
The musicis bright and in many cases telling,
but the production was ruined by wretched
lyrics and an absurd apology for dialogue.
The performance was more noticeable from the
appearance of Lydia Thompson after many
years of absence from the stage than from any
special excellence on the part either of the au-
thor or the actors employed. Miss Thompson,
who was accorded a magnificent reception,
acted and danced with all her old-time chic and
nerve. The only mistake made was in giving
her a solo which had better have been omitted.
Camille d’Arville sang the title réle acceptably
and Bracy pleased the audience in the tenor
part. The only other hit was scored by Miss
Levey in a dance. The librettists were called
out and received with mingled expressions.
** Babetti” will not succeed in drawing money.

A matinée was given by J. M. Hill at the
Vaudeville to-day of ‘‘ The Esmonds of Virginia,”
by Mr. Cazauran, originally played in New-York
under the title of ‘“‘The Fatal Letter.” The
piece had already been given at the Royalty
without success, but Mr. Hill gave it as a
*send-off” to Helen Barry, who has been _en-
gaged by him for an American tour.

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THE PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
RUSSIA STILL ACTIVE—THE NEW GER-
MAN MILITARY BILL.

St. PETERSBURG, Jan. 26.—The Govern-
ment will attach an officer of the general staff to
2ach local brigade of troops except three, who
will be charged with organizing arrangements,
preparing for mobilization, and supervising the
tactical drill of the reserve battalions, A
fiotilla, consisting of two steamers and two

transports, has been formed -on the AmurDarin™

River.

TheJournalde St. Pétersbourg refutes the state-
ment made by English and Hungarian news-
papers that Russia is seeking to raise a loan for
carrying out a warlike object. It points outthat
M. Vishnigradski, the Minister of Finance,
stated that should he borrow, it would
he solely to construct railways which
were especially important to Russian industries,
It ridicules the Cologne Gazetie’s story that or-
ders have been given to the Caucasian army

corps to march to the Armenian frontier, and
says: ‘*Whenever Russia undertakes a great ac-
tion in Asia Minor she will not think of denud-
ing the Caucasus of half its troops.”

BERLIN, Jan. 26.—The Minister of War
announced to-day to the Reichstag committee
that the loan required on account of the new
Military bill would amount to 280,000,000
marks. He believed the Government would be
enabled by the bill to complete the military or-
ganization, The amount of the loan which the bill
authorized would be a non-recurring charge
which in general would not involve further
permanent expenditure except for. the in-
terest on the capital and for the sums
necessary to increase the staff of officials
and to maintain the new buildings pro-
vided for in the bill. In time of peace
the new army Would only exist on paper, butif
a war should break out it would become an army
of flesh and blood. He could not pledge himself
that this would be the last demand made on ac-
count of military requirements. He regretted
that he bad been unfortunate in his declara-
tions on the subject last Spring. For military
reasons he must decline to enter into further de-
tails. The bill was then read a second time by
the committee. The last clause was slightly
modified so as to provide that the liability to
serve in the second ban of the landwehr be ex-
tended to persons of the age of 59.

THE STRUGGLE
TORY

OF IRELAND.
PREPARATIONS—A BANQUET
HONOR OF MR. O'BRIEN.

LONDON, Jan. 26.—The Right Hon. Will-
jam Henry Smith, First Lord of the Treasury,
and Government leaderin the House of Com-
mons, in a letter urges all the Conservative
members in Parliament to be present on Feb. 9,
when questions of the utmost importance will
be submitted.

Itis stated that warrants have been secretly
obtained in England for the arrest of six Irish

members of Parliament and magistrates, who
are now in hiding.

The Marquis of Ripon, in his speech at Ely
last night, denied the report that he had de-
clined to attend the Nationalist banquet to be
held in Dublin, because the usual toast to the
Queen was to be omitted. He said he had never
been Invited to the banquet.

DvuBLIN, Jan. 26.—A banquet in honor of
William O’Brien was held at Mallow this even-

ing. Canon Wigmore presided. The Archbishop
of Cashel and Messrs. Davitt, O’Connor, and
others sent letters regretting their inability
to be present Mr. O’Brien was _ pre-
sented with a gold-mounted medallion in
the shape of a heart composed of bul-
lets extracted from the bodies of the
Mitchellstown martyrs. In a_ speech Mr.
O’Brien said that no man living except Mr. Par-
neli could induce him to expose himself to the
giare of publicity that had resulted from his re-
centaction. His brightest earthly reward was
the affection and sympathy of his countrymen
* aud the knowiedge that they had undergone and
were willing to undergo much more than he
for the sake of their country. He paid a tribute
to the heroism of Messrs. Hooper and Lane.
He himself, he said, had nothing but liberty
to lose, but they had been = separated
from their homes and _ their children
and had had to encounter hundreds
of anxieties and sacrifices that would
have daunted other men a thousand times more
than the mere discemforts of a prison. He at-
tended the banquet against his doctor’s orders,
he said, and he must reserve himself for the
Krext battle in Parliament.

The tenants of Donegal have resolved to with-
hold the payment of rents during the time that
Mr. Biane, member of Parliament for South
Armagh, and Father McFadden of Gwee-
dore, who were arrested at Armagh last
Friday, are kept in. prison. Mr. Blane
and Father McFadden are now in the Donegal
jai The former is charged with making
speeches tending to incite tenants to resist the
authorities, and Father McFadden is charged

with holding unti-police and anti-laudlord meet-

ings.

Mr. Wilfrid Blunt has been suffering from
rheumatism for the past three days, owing to his
cell being unheated. It is alleged that the prison
officials refused to permit him to go to the in-
firmary.

Mr. Cox, the Nationalist member of Parlia-
ment, who was arrested in London, is in a cellin
Ennis Jail. The stone floor and walls of the cell are
reeking with moisture, and the window frame
has rotted from the effects of the Soak Mr.
Cox was compelled to stuft a muftier in a hole in
the frame to exclude the bitter wind.

The Donegal peasants are arming and ,threat-

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en to destroy all the bridges in the county.

Troops are marching to Dunfanaghy to preserve
the peace.

CURRENT FOREIGN TOPICS.

ATHENS, Jan. 26.—M. Gennadius, the
Greek Minister at London, has been ordered to
proceed to Washington immediately, and to
spare no efforts to induce the American Govern-
ment to abolish the duty on currants. The
Secretary of the Greek Legation at Vienna has
been appointed Chargé d’Affaires at London in
the absence of M. Gennadius.

PHILIPPOPOLIS, Jan. 26.—Prince Ferdinand
and Princess Clementine paid a visit to-day to
the model farm at Tadovo. The villagers on

the route gave them a cordial greeting. This
afternoon many provincial deputations, includ-
ing Mussulman, called on Prince Ferdinand at
the prefecture and presented him with ad-
dresses. . Col. Nicolaieff, commander ofthe garri-
son at Phillippopolis, has been decorated with
the first class order of Alexander.

RomgE, Jan. 26.—Signor Crispi. the Prime
Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, reply-
ine to an interpellation inthe Chamber of Depu-
ties to-day, said there was no truth in the state-
ment that the French Government had dis-
charged all the Italians who were employed in
the national factories. The French press had
advocated such a measure, but the Ministry did
not seem disposed to adopt it.

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 26.—Christopher
Franks, United States Marshal for the Northern
District of California, arrived here to-day, and,
accompanied by Mr. Anderson, the United
States Minister, visited the prison and
identified A. J. Benson, who is wanted
in San Francisco for fraudulent
surveys of public lands. Mr. Franks says Ben-
sonis much thinner than when he left California.
He will return to New-York with his prisoner by
the steamer Aller, which leaves Bremen on Feb.
1. Benson says he will be delighted to return to
the United States.

STRASBURG, Jan. 26.—In his speech open-
ing the session of the Provincial Committee to-
day Prince von Hobhenlohe, the Statthalter,
dawelt upon the favorable financial condition of
the Reichsland, which he said permit-
ted an increase in the expenditures for
education and for the development of
commerce and agriculture. He expressed the
hope that the committee would co-operate with
the Imperial Government for the benetit of the
country. The committee resolved to send a tele-
gram to Emperor William expressing warm
sympathy with him on account of the Crown
Prince’s affliction.

Paris, Jan. 26.—Baron de Mackau has
been re-elected President of the party of the
Rightin the Chamber of Deputies. In an ad-
dress to bis followers he protested against the
manner in which the party had been
alluded to by President Carnot, who,
when réceiving the Budget Committee of
the Chamber of Deputies, advised the
Republicans to maintain concord and union
against the common enemy, meaning the Right.
Baron de Mackau contended that the Right had
never systematically opposed the Government,
but had on various occasions saved Cabinets,
He hoped that a future election would give the
Right a majority in the Chamber of Deputies.

At the Wilson inauiry to-day Senator le Liévre
testified that when he succeeded M. Wilson as
Under Secretary of State he asked that gentle-
man to replace the documents which were miss-
ing from the archives of the Ministry of Finance,
and which showed M. Wilson’s complicity in
the Dreyfus affair. M. Wilson at first denied
that he had touched them, but when pressed he
said that he had taken them by mistake.

LONDON, Jan. 26.—A gale prevailed to-
day throughout England. Some casualties of
minor importance have been reported. The gale
was severe in Wales. Several vessels were
driven ashore on the north coast.

The French steamer Suez has foundered at sea
after having been in collision. Twelve of her
crew were rescued and landed at Lisbon. The
remainder are missing.

INIER-STATE COMMERCE.
SER REE
WORKING OF THE NEW LAW IN
MAINE,

ROCKLAND, Me., Jan. 26.—The Hon. D. N.
ilereland, Chairman of the Maine Board of Rail-
road Commissioners, hus been observing the ef-
fect of the inter-State commerce law in Maine.
Speaking on the subject, Mr. Moreland said:

** Since an interpretation of the provisions of
the fourth section of the law was made, in re-
spect to the phrase “under similar circum-

stances and conditions,” no material beneficial
or injurious effects have been observed.
Prior to that time, in the early part of
the season, under a strict interpretation of
that section, at points on the seaboard where
railroads were in direct competition with lines of
steamboats and other watercraft, they werevery
seriously affected. Railroads are fixtures, and can-
not be removed from one place to another in order
to secure business. They must depend upon
the business of the localities through which the
lines pass. Mostof the large cities of Maine
are on the seaboard or on navigable
rivers. These are ithe large supplying
points, Railroads running into or through
them are in _ direct competition with
water craft, andin order to secure even a por-
tion of the freight and passenger trafiic of these
localities railroads must from necessity make
rates as low as those offered and charged
by those with whom they are in com-
petition. Now, if railroads running into
these places are restricted by law and cempelled
to charge the same as if no such competition ex-
isted, the result 1s apparent—the commerce of
these localities will be immediately transferred
trom railroads to lines of steamboats ana sail-
ing vessels.

* This was the resultofan attempt in the early
partof the season to conform tothe long and
short haul provision of the inter-State ecommerce
law. ‘The freight traflic to and from sea-
ports was at one time almost. entirely
diverted from railroads to steam and_ sail-
ing vessels. These could be procured and
operated much jmore cheaply than railroads,
and could easily be disposed of in case ofa change
in the situation. In the West and in some other
portions of the United States there may have
been occasions for the enactment of a law
embracing all the features and conditions of
the inter-State commerce law, so called, but it is
exceedingly difficult to enactalaw the opera-
tion and provisions of which wiil apply equally
and fairly in allour different communities and
to all our sectional interests. I am of the
opinion that in Maine, and I may say in
all of the New-England States, there was no
such unjust discrimination on the part of the
railroads in treight and passenger rates as
would call for the enactment of any law on the
part of the Government to regulate commerce.
I believe that the provisions of the fourth
aud fifth sections of the act should
be repeaied, or so amended as to give railroads
in Maine and in New-England an equal chance
to compete for the business of the localities
through which they are constructed, and that
our trunk lines in the United States should be
placed onan equal footing with those in Canada.”

Sa EEE ees sane
TO RECEIVE GEN. BRAGG.

Ciry oF MExIco, Jan. 26.—Last night the
American residents of Mexico held a large and
enthusiastic meeting for the purpose of making
suitable arrangements for the reception of Gen.
Bragg, the newly-appointed United States Min-

ister to Mexico. Gen. J. B. Frisbie was called
to the chair, and after considerable discussion
as to what form the reception shall take
a committee of 12 prominent citizens was ap-
pointed. This committee will meet Gen. Bragg
before he reaches this city and will, after the ar-
rival of the new Minister, call another meeting
of the colony forthe purpose of deciding the
character of the reception. Everybody pres-
ent desired that a hearty welcome be ex-
tended to the Minister as a means of
establishing cordial relations between the col-
ony and the legation, which have not existed
since the departure of Gen. Henry R. Jackson.
Consul-General More took part in the meeting,
and isa member of the committee appointed to
meet Gen. Bragg. Secretary of Legation Con-
bery Was not present, and was not appointed on
the committee.
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THE MANITOBA GOVERNMENT.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan. 26.—The Legislature
met again to-day and after a brief session adjourned
till March 1, to admit of the Ministerial elections
taking place. Before .adjournment ex-Premier

Norquay moved for a royal committee to investi-
gate the charges made against hin of collusion in
handing over the Hudson’s Bay Railway land grant
bonds to the contractors before the completion of
the road. The election contests in the mountain
promise to be very bitter. Robert Rogers, who was
only defeated ing the last electionfby 15 votes, has
been chosen as the Tory candidate against Premier
Greenway in the mountain. The new Premier is
confident of carrying all the seats.
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A VAGRANT’S MARKET PRICE.
MILAN, Mo., Jan. 26.—C. C. Bradley was ar-
rested on Friday of last week and tried for vagrancy
before Squire Cochran. The charge was sustained,

and Bradley was sold yesterday afternoon as a va-
rant. He was sold for a term of six months, bring-
g 35 cents. William McClanahan was the pur-
chaser. This the second instance of the kind that
ever happened in this county, the other having oc-
curred about 35 years ago, when the party sold
brought 25 cents.

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—Adv.

STORM OF WIND AND SNOW

MANY TRAINS BURIED UNDER
HEAVY DKIFTS.
THE GALE VERY SEVERE ALONG THE
NEW-ENGLAND COAST—TRAVEL IM-
PEDED IN NEW-YORK.

Boston, Jan. 26.—A very good imitation
of a Western blizzard, if indeed it is not the
genuine article, settled down on New-England
to-day. In the northern and western sections it
was accompanied by an unusually heavy snow-
fall. On the coast but little snow fell, but the
wind during the day blew a veritable gale.
Boston Harbor has not been in such a dangerous
condition since 1875. For the past few days the
ice has been accumulating rapidly and the chan-
nels have been with difficulty kept clear. To-
Gay capped the climax. For the first time for
years the Chelsea Ferry boats laid off for
two hours on account of the drift ice, and the
Revere Beach ferry was obliged to send a leader
in advance of its boats to divide the floating ice.
The steamship Palestine, from Liverpool, and
the Milesian, from London, arrived to-day so
thoroughly iced up as to look like genuine ice-
bergs. They were towed up without accident.
The tug Dispatch, at her dock in East Boston,
was caught by a mass of ice and sunk before
the drift could be forced away. The new 1,000-
ton four-masted schooner Clara Goodwin, from
Portsmouth for Baltimore, was caught in the ice
off Chatham and was sinking when the big
tug Underwriter got hold of her and towed her
back to Boston. There is a fleet of 50 sail off
Chatham, ice bound. With the seutheast gale
which prevailed yesterday the ice was piled up
and they are firmly held. The wind is now from
the northwest, but if itchangesto the north

during the night nothing can prevent many of
the vessels from going on Handkerchief Sboals.
An unusual number of disasters are expected.

The blizzard has been most severely feit in
New-Hampshire and Maine. It is the worst
storm that has been known for years. The rail-
roads were in a bad condition when this storm
came on. Snow was piled high on the sides of
the tracks, and now these tracks are buried deep
under drifts that will take days to clear away.
Through travel on the northern railroads is prac-
tically paralyzed. Dover, N. H., is blockaded
with two feet of snow on the level and badly
drifted. At a late hour this afternoon no
train had arrived from either Portland or
Boston. The North Berwick express was
stalled at Berwick. The express from Portland
struck a snow plow at Old Orchard and is half
buried under the spow. At Nashua the barom-
eter was unusually low. The snow was heavy
anddamp. Upto noon but one train had ar-
rived from Boston and one only from Concord.
This will probably cover all the railroad travel
tor the day, as the storm is increasing in fury.

The Concord Railroad, which had such a big
fight with the Boston and Maine, has now got
another big fight on its hands, fighting snow
drifts. Fully two feet of snow fell in Concord,and
the Concord Road simply had to stop. Freight
trains were side-tracked, and no attempt was
made to-day to move a freight wheel. The
Canadian Pacific express from Montreal
at last accounts was trying to get
from Woodsville to Plymouth with some
prospect of succeeding, within a day or
two. The first train from the north to arrive
in Concord to-day was an accommodation from
Bristol, which got in about noon. The night
Central Vermont passenger expreas, from Mon-
treal for Boston, left West Lebanon at 10:30
this forenoon, six hours late, and was joined
with the accommodation train, which ougbt to
have left West Lebanon at 7 A.M. They will
probably be able to reach Potter Place, but will
have a stay there until the stalled freight trains
are dugout. A train from Boston got along
about the afternoon, and two express trains
shortly after rolled in. They may be sent out
to-night.

These records give an outline of the railroad
service in New-Hampshire to-day. From all
trains where reports have been received the
same story of a terrible snowstorm is told.

in Vermont, so far as reports have’ been re-
ceived, the same condition of affairs exists. Last
week Bellows Falls people enjoved two feet of
snow on a level, now they have four feet, and
the storm is still raging furiously. Up till a
late hour this afternoon no trains had arrived
or left over any road. At Burlington the
New-York express due at 5:10 this morning ar-
rived seven and a half hours late. At Mont-
pelier a perfect gale is raging this evening. The
trains due this afternoon are nearly buried un-
der snow 20 miles from the city, and cannot
possibly get through to-night. In the northern
part of the State terrible sutfering in the lumber
camps is reported.

The local tratticon the roads running out of
Boston is not disturbed. The Fitchburg had an
express trainin the drifts on the eastside of
Hoosac Mountain fori12 hours, but the track
was cleared. It is closed up again. The re-
ports from Maine are very meagre, owing to
the fact that the wires are badly broken; but
such reports as came show that the storm rages
with unusualviolence all through the State,
and railroad travel is almost at a standstill.

PITTSFIELD, Mass., Jan. 26.—The worst
storm in 10 years is now raging throughout
Berkshire County. The country roads are prac-
tically blocked with drifts from 10 to 15 feet
high. The snow has been rapidly falling for the
past 12 hours and the wind, which is blowing at
the rate of 40 miles an hour, is piJing it into
great drifts. The trains on the Boston and
Albany, Housatonic, and Fitchburg Railroads
have been very late allday and snow plows have
been constantly running. If the storm continues
afew hours longer communication by rail will
be impossible, as many of the cuts on the rail-
road are fast filling up. The telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down in many directions. The
wind is sweeping over Greylock Mountain at a
fearful rate, estimated at 150 miles an hour. It
will be several days before the country people
will be able to get the roads broken out so they
can reach the larger towns.

NEwWPOoRT, R. I., Jan. 26.—The steamer
Provideuce of the Fall River Line did not ar-
rive from New-York until 10 o’clock this morn-
ing, on account of the snowstorm. The rain
and wind last night pretty effectually broke up
the ice.in the harbor and river, and steamers are
running about on time again.

BIDDEFORD, Me., Jan. 26.—The roads are
everywhere blockaded, and up to 11 o’elock to-
day no train has passed here over either divis-
ion of the Boston and Maine Road. The morn-
ing express, which left Portland at 7:30 o’clock,
is snowed in near Old Orchard. Help has been
telegraphed for, and engines and snow plows
have been sent from Portland. The streets
about the city are almost impassable, and none
of the schools are in session.

ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 26.—Albany experi-
enced her share of the great storm. It was one
of the worst visitations of its kind in many
years. There was a fail of more than a foot of
snow last night, which was lifted by a con-
stantly increasing wind which sprang up about
9 o’clock and drifted so badly as to blockade
street travel and railroad trains. At 3 o’clock
the wind had reached a velocity of 40 miles an
hour, coming from the northwest. Early in the
day the anneuncement was made that trains
were stalled on the New-York Central
Railroad. This 1s such an uncommon oc-
currence that it was discredited at
first. Later reports confirmed the statement,
and helping engines were sent out. On the Al-
bany and Susquehanna Division of the Delaware
and Hudson Railroad outgoing trains had to re-
turn to this city because of ahuge snowbank at
the base of the Helderbergs. On this road’s
Northern Division matters were equally as bad,
it not worse. New-York Central trains en-
countered heavy banks of snow just west of this
city and about and west of Schenectady. The
Atlantic express, due in New-York at 7:30 this
evening, reached here at 7 _ o’clock,
drawn by four engines, and coming on
the freight tracks. Trains which should have
reached here during the afternoon are reported
snow-bound weat of Schenectady. At 6 o'clock
this evening 300 shovelers were sent from here
to shovel away the bank near West Albany.
The Boston and Albany Road did not suffer such
great inconvenience us the other roads, and
trains on it were only half an hour or so late.
The local trains between this city and Cohoes
were hauled off entirely and only one of
the half-hourly trains between this ned
aud Troy, distance six miles, got throug
during the afternoon. No freight is
being moved on any of the roads, and all ener-
gies are turned to getting passenger trains
through. The Chicago limited from New-York,
on which the Democratic State Committeemen
came, reached here nearly four hours late, and
proceeded on her journey after a short stop, An
incomipg Boston and Aibany train crashed into
a Troy local during the blinding storm at the
east ena of the lower railroad bridge this after-
noon. Luekily both trains were not under fuli
headway, so none of the passengers were seri-
ously injured. To-night the wind is not so wild,
though it blows hard yet, and some calculations
can be made on outgoing trains, many of which
have been made up here.

WHITEHALL, N. Y., Jan. 26.—A terrible
snowstorm is raging along the west shore of
Lake Champlain. lt is the worst storm that has
visited this sectionin years. Two feet of snow
has already failen. It is drifting badly and
trains are many hours late.

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Jan. 26.—The St.
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York at11 o’clock, has‘now been snow-bound
for three hours one mile west of here, with no
immediate prospect of relief. The heavy fall of
snow last night with the high winds drifted the
snow on the tracks faster than it could be re-
moved. The day express West and three other
passenger trains are also snow-bound at the
same place, where the track crosses a stretch of
meadow,

Hupson, N. Y., Jan. 26.—Owing to thea
severe snowstorm which set in last night, and
which continued with severity during most of
the day and has imitated the blizzards of Da-
kota, the cutting of ice along the Hudson River
was entirely suspended. A more severe storm
has seldom visited the valley of the Hudson.
Travel and business were almést entirely sus-
pended.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Jan. 26.—A furious
gale has prevailed along the Hudson nearly all
day. Last night a foot of snow fell and the hur-
ricane to-day, blowing it was estimated 60
miles an hour, carried the light snow in sheets
and clouds across the track of the Hudson River
Railroad and piledit up in drifts five or six feet
deep in cuts, and the consequence is there have
been serious detentions to travel, about all of
the trains running from four to five hours behind
time. The wind was heaviest between Tivoli
and Albany, but the most serlousdetention was on
the bay south of Hudson where 1,000 passengers
sat in the cars for hours, the snow piling up
around the trains,in some instances six feet
high. No train went south of Hudson after
11:30 A. M. till 8 o’clock to-night. Several pas-
sengers who got out of the cars of the up-bound
trains endeavored to reach Hudson on foot, and
had their ears and noses frozen. A person could
not be seen 10 feet from the trains, and Con-
ductor Wickes while watching to see if a signal
man went back had to put his arms around a

telsgraph pole to prevent being blown from the
track.

READING, Penn., Jan. 28.—The worst
snowstorm that has visited this section for
several years prevailed here to-day. It was
only about a foot deep on the level, but it drifted
to such an extent and was accompanied by such
a violent wind that some of the country roads
are simply impassable. The snow was as high
as the fences, and some of the country stages,
which carry the mails and a large number of
passengers, were unable to make their trips.
Trains on the Reading Railroad and branches
were all late from 30 minutes to 2 hours, and
on the Reading and Columbia Railroad the train
which was due here at 2:30 o’clock
this afternoon had not arrived at 8
o'clock this evening and it is not expected in to-
night, asitis lying between two snowdrifts at
Marietta Junction. Atsome places along the
railroad the snow has drifted 10 and 15 feet
deep. It islearned that a similar state of af-
fairs exists throughout the coal regions, and
that in consequence not a single colliery was iu
operation this afternoon, and not a tonof coal
has been shipped since yesterday. fwoof the
Bird Coleman furnaces at Cornwall, Lebanon
County, and one at Chestnut Hill, near Colum-
bia, blew out to-dav because of the scarcity of
coal and to make repairs.

CARLISLE, Penn., Jan. 26.—The heaviest
snow of the Winter fell last night, averaging
20 inches in depth. A high, bitter wind has
been blowing sincs morning, drifting the snow
level with the fences. No trains have passed
this point on the Cumberland Valley Railroad
since noon, when the Southern express plowed
into adrift a mile from town. The whole force
of the road is out, but they can do nothing, as it
drifts back as fast asitis shoveled. The ther-
mometer steadily goes down. Passengers are
being brought to town in sleighs.

HUBBELL HAD NO

SHOW.

h Y W. SEYMOUR NOMINATED FOR
CONGRESS.

Detroit, Mich., Jan. 26.—The Republican
Congressional Convention of the Eleventh Dis-
trict began its session at Ishpemingin the upper
peninsula yesterday afternoon with a full dele-
gation. There was a Hubbell and anti-Hubbell
candidate for temporary Chairman, but the for-
mer was easily beaten by a combination of the
opposing forces. The first informal ballot gave
Charles M. Howell of Gogebic 4; D. J. Brown
of Menominee 18; Henry W. Seymour of Sault
Ste. Marie 6; Charles Y.» Osburn of Marquette
10; Jay A, Hubbell of Houghton 25; J. C.

Vandeuser of Escanaba 6; Jobn Q. Adams of
Negaunee 16, and J. R. Baily of Mackinac 4.
‘rhirty-three ballots were taken up to 10 o’clock at
night, when the convention adjourned. This
morning the body went to work again and kept
at it until an early hour this evening, when
Seymour obtained the necessary majority on the
one hundred and sixteenth ballot. Hubbell
stood no show from the start, and made but small
advance on his first vote.

The nominee was a Senater in the last State
Legislature. He was bornin Brockport, N. Y.,
in 1834, and graduated at Williams College
and the Albany Law School, studying in the
office of Hill, Cagger & Porter of Al-
bany. He _ quickly became a _ prominent
citizen of Brockport, where his father was
at the head of the oldest reaper manufacturing
establishment in the country. In 1873 Mr. Sey-
mour removed to Sault Ste. Marie, where he
bought and cleared a farm of 270 acres in and im-
mediately adjacent to the village, builtasaw and
planing mill, and engaged quite extensively in
the lumber business. He is a leading citizen
of the new and rising city of the upper penin-
sula ‘which thus quickly has secured a com-
manding position in politics, which she will
shortly duplicate in business and commercial
importance. Mr. Seymouris himself absent in
Europe. Heis a “clean man,” and will be an
excellent successor to the lamented Moffatt.

decanted cece Sa ead
PROBABLY DROWNED.

NyYACK, N. Y., Jan. 26.—The people in the
upper part of Rockland County are greatly agi-
tated this week over the strange disappear-
auce of William Gallagher of Grassy Point, a
young man well known and much respected
there. The first of the week young Gallagher

took his skates and went on the river on the ice,
which appeared to be strong, for the purpose of
skating to Haverstraw, a couple of miles below.
He had no companion, preferring to go alone.
He did not return, and the next day his folks
became greatly alarmed over his absence. His
brothers instituted a careful search for him,
starting at the place where he started, and fol-
lowing a course which he would have been likely
to take. A short distance from the shore they
found the hat of the missing man, which led to
the positive belief that he had broken tbrough
the ice and was drowned. All day Tuesday men
were busy cutting holes in the ice near the spot
where heis supposed to have broken through,and
before night 20 men had cuta hole 200 feet
square, but the body of the young man was not
found. There is no doubt that young Gallagher
was drowned.
mee

THE OENTRAL BANK SCANDAL.
ToRONTO, Jan. 26.—The Central Bank
scandal seems to get worse each day. The court
aud liquidators inqnire further into the dealings
of its officials. Already two of its Directors have

left the country, and Cashier Allen left the city
for the United States on the midnight train last
night. Ex-Mayor Howland and William Gooder-
ham, two of the Hquidators of the bank ap-
pointed by the court, have petitioned
the court for the removal of the
third liquidator, Mr. Campbell, on the ground
that he had close business relations with certain
parties by whom an organized attempt was
made to wreck the bank. The court was en-
gaged nearly all this day in learning the case
against Campbell. The reckless manner in
which the funds of the bank were given to par-
ties» who gave little or no security shows the
failure to have been one of the worst affairs of the
kind that has ever happened in Canadian bank-

ing circles.
——S PE

TO WIND UP ITS AFFAIRS.
AuBany, N. Y., Jan. 26.—The Albany
Bonsilate Company, one of the largest concerns
of the kind in the country, to-day concluded to
wind up its affairs and close the business.

Among the stockholders is John W. Hyatt of
Newark, N. J., the inventor of bonsilate and
celluloid. The company has been doing business
since 1881, having been organized in Newark
with a capital stock of $100,000. It was be-
lieved that there was a great future for the com-
pany, but it has steadily lost money.

sani mealies cies aad
FAILURES iN BUSINESS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.—Ignatius M. Pribyl, a
dealer in guns, confessed judgment to the amount of
$48,384 this afternoon iu favor of Allauson H. Pax.
ton.
NeEW-ORLEANS, Jan. 26.—Henry Groebel & Co.,

who some time ago asked for an extension. have
made au assignment for the benefit ot their credit-
urs. Assets, $1V8,000; liabilities, $149,0V0,

Es a
REDUCING WAGES. %
NeEw-BrunNswick, N. J., Jan, 26.—It is an-
nounced that Janeway & Co. have made a reduction
in wages for the next six months. It was found nec-

essa:y either to make a general reduction or dis-
charge some of the employes, as the orders received
were less than two-thirds those of last year. The
employes and the firm are on the best of terms,

The ice bridge and ice formations at Niagara Falls
are indescribably beautiful. Join the excursion
party to leave by West Shore Railroad or New-York
Central Railroad ig Rg oe 8 Apply to 413
785, or 942 Broadway particulars. $8
round trip.—Ad ve

PARIS LAUGHS AT ANTHONY

COMSTOCK’S FAME REACHES
THE BOULEVARDS.

A PROPOSAL TO MODERNIZE CELE-
BRATED FRENCH ART GALLERIES—
MUNKACSY’S LATEST WORK,

BY COMMERCIAL CABLE FROM OUR OWN COR-
RESPONDENT.

Copyright, 1888, by the New- Yori: Times.

Paris, Jan. 26.—The boulevard wits are
having great fun to-day concerning a comic
sheet hailing presumably from America, giving
correct indications as to how an art gallery
should look according to Anthony Comstock.
Hitherto no one knew very much about this gen-
tleman, but his repute as an art censor is now
well established, and the wags are compiling a
petition to obtain an authorization to modernize
the Louvre and Luxembourg Galleries, to corset
and petticoat the Venus, to pantaloon the
Apollo, and to bandage the Fornarina and
Ariadne. What will distress the sensibility,
however, of Comstock, isthe fact that his pho-
tograph will frown among the laughing faces of
Goubie, Grille, d’Egout, Mauri, Samary, and
many other celebrities, less severe in their
theories of their various professions.

Munkacsy’s design for the ceiling of the Vienna
Art Gallery represents a Renaissance temple sup-
ported by columns delicately carved. On both
sides are monumental staircases leading to a
terrace, with an elaborate balustrade surround-
ing the ceiling. Tothe right and left you see
the shadows of two other Grecian temples. The
spectator will face the staircases and see diifer-
ent groups of the arts and sciences standing on
the landings. Other figures lean over the
balustrades and several look up to the sky,
whence, seemingly, a group is to descend. The
personages are, of course, scarcely outlined, and
in their embryonic state it is puzzling to read
correctly the artist’s intent, which is, moreover,
subservient to probable change. Garlands of
flowers are to be thrown to the groups below.
The composition of it is as remarkable for its
simplicity as for its novelty and even grandeur
of innovation in the architecture of plafond
decoration. The wax models for the columns
are exquisite in all the luxury of the Renaissance
period, and as they are made specially for the
purpose, each one is unique. ‘

The novelties for the Salon musicales this Win-
ter are English ballads, and among these there
are none more popular than the love songs of
8. P. Thorne. They are fast becoming familiar
even to the French ear. The best teachers, such
as Lagrange and Marchesi, esteem highly the
talent of our young American composer, and
their pupils are taught to give to the charming
modulations peculiar to the style and originality
of Thorne all that dainty expression that their
charm can suggest.

Ex-Queen Isabella is expected here by every
direct train coming from the frontier of Spain.
She is said to be en route for Rome, where
triendly mention has been given to her presenta-
tion to the Pope of the portrait of the infant
King to soothe the sting of her exile. The
newly-fledged Radical, Sefior Romero, is
reported to have succeeded in interest-
ing ex-Queen Isabella in his intrigues,
who unknowingly was made a sort
of party tool. When the Queen Regent was told
of these mild plots and counterplots she at once
informed Sefor Sagasta, who politely requested
the immediate departure of Isabella, who always
seems to be the victim of some one else. So her
best friends state. In any case Spain is not to
be her residence, and tbe tacit acquiescence of
the Queen Regent meets with universal and de-
cided approbation.

M. Jules Claretie’s admission to the Academy
was felt long ago to be a foregone conclusion.
Such was not the case with Vice-admiral Gra-
viere and Comte d’Haussonville, who beat Ro-
than and M. de Vogiié. Up to the final decision
the odds seemed to be on the latter two.

EDDIE

GOULD IN TEXAS.

HE MAKES SOME ORIGINAL OBSERVA-
TIONS CONCERNING THE ‘‘ OLD MAN.”
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26.—Eddie Gould,

with First Vice-President Clark of the Missouri

Pacific and their party, arrived here yesterday

on their special train en route north from a visit

to the Mexican border. Vice-President Clark is
on an inspection tour of the Gould
system, while Mr. Gould is sight-
seeing, this being his tirst visit to

Texas. The party was met at the station by

Mayor Nalle, President Castleman of the Board of

Trade, and other prominent citizens, and was

driven over the city. They visited the new Cap-
itol and expressed great surprise at its size and
grandeur. Young Gould also visited the State
University and a number of other State institu-
tions, including the lunatic asylum, In which he
seemed greatly interested.

While the party was passing through the cor-
ridors of the female wards a young and hand-
some girl, a patient who had only been in the
asyluin a few weeks, rushed out of her room at
the sight of Eddie, made frantic demonstrations
of joy and tried hard to throw herself on him.
She said she wanted to kiss him. It took two
strong attendants to keep her trom embracing
him and he Was considerably embarrassed by
the incident,

The International and Great Northern Road,
over which the party came South, is the com-
pany now being attacked by Attorney-General
Hogg, who claims the forfeiture of its charter
because of failureto keep up a decent equip-
ment, including passenger stations.

Apropos of this, a local paper publishes an In-
terview with young Gould, in which the follow-
ing colloquy occurs:

** How’s Jay?” asked the reporter.

““ You mean the old man?” said Eddie; **Oh,
he’s well. He’s off on a trip to Europe, you
know. [’mdelighted with your city, but what
dismal, dil@pidated building is that on ahead
there, disgracing the locality ?”’

‘That's the old man’s Union station.”

“The devil.”

“It's true.”

“Well, I'm going to see if I can’t get him to
blow it upand build an elegant structure in
keeping with the city and its surroundings.”

A RAILROAD STATION BURNED.

Lockport, N. Y., Jan. 26.—The New-York
Central station at Niagara Falls, containing the
American Express, baggage, and carriage of-
fices, besides the train house, caught fire at 12:30
P. M. to-day and burned tothe ground, involv-
ing a loss of $50,000. The fire caught in the sec-
ond story, occupied by Frank Belden, former

ticket agent. The flames spread rapidly, ana
soon had the large structure amass of ruins.
Two observation cars were burned. Frank Bel-
den loses all his furniture, Miller & Brundage
lose a number of carriages and busses, and
George Monroe loses all his furniture and stock
of dining room fixtures. The company loses a
quantity of baggage in the baggage room. Ticket
Agent R. D. Hair saved his tickets and money,
coolly locking up his cases and superintending
their removal to the Spencer House, where he is
now selling tickets. ‘ihe station was one of the
most convenient and handy on the line of the
Central Road and had spacious well lighted
and ventilated waiting rooms, with a fine res-
taurant attached. 1t was built 20 years ago.
The company are now erecting a temporary sta-
tion. Anincident of the tire was the rescue of
Mrs. Belden and «a lady friend from the second
story by meaus of a ladder.

— —— a

NEW DAIRY METHODS.
MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Jan. 26. — A notable
chauge inthe methods of Connecticut dairy farm-
ing is going on in the establishments throughout
the State ofalarge number of creameries for the
manufacture of butter. In nearly every community

the farmers have co-operated in the formation of a
creamery association, and an extensive business is
conducted. Each day an agent visits the patrons
of the association and collects the cream. The but-
ter which is manufactured at the creameries is
superior in mauy respects to that made in the old-
fashioned churn. The introduction of creameries
has greatly increased the amount of dairy products.

ee ee

A Pearl of Great Value
yn Pyle’s Pearline Washing Compound—try it.—

The New Aork Times.

COL, WALKER’S DEATH.

A VACANCY MADE IN THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE COMMITTEE.

CorninG, N. Y., Jan. 26.—Charles C. B.
Walker died here this morning. He had been
constantly ill since last Summer, when abdomi-
nal dropsy appeared asa result of chronic liver
trouble. It was hoped that his strong constitu-
tion and indomitable courage would triumph
over the disease, but he gradually wasted away.
His last appearance at a political gathering was
inAugust,when he arose from asick bed to attend
the meeting of the Democratic State Committee
at Saratoga. He was driven out around town &
few times subsequently, but that was his final
appearance in public. His mind was clear, and
he was able to see visitors till yesterday. He
was thought to bedying Sunday and Monday,
but herallied. Last evening he began to sink.
At midnight he had a hemorrhage of the stom-

ach, and became unconscious. At 5 o’clocx this
morning the endcame. His last words before
lapsing into stupor were: ‘“‘ Home, sate home.”
There is general mourning here over tie loss of
one who for a quarter of a century was the fore-
most manin business and politics in Southern
New-York.

Col. Walker had suffered from a long ilness.
He was 63 years old and was born in Drews-
ville, N. H., June 27, 1824. His father was a
soldier in the war of 1812. In 1848 he came to
Corning and started in the hardware business.
In 1862 Austin Lathrop, Jr., now Superintend-
ent of State Prisons, became his partner, and the
firm has since been known as Walker & Lathrop,
each of the members having amassed a well-
earned fortune. Col. Walker early took an act-
ive interest in politics. He was always a Demo-
crat, and for 20 years hasbeen a member of the
Democratic State Committee. He was appoint-
ed by President Pierce to be Postmaster of Corn-
ing in 1856, and was reappointed by President
Buchanan in 1860. He was a delegate to the
Democratic National Convention which nomi-
nated. Stephen A. Donglas for President. He
ran for Congress in 1860 and ran far ahead of
his ticket, but the district was too overwhelm-
ingly Republican for his election.

Col. Walker was a delegate to the Democratic
National Convention ot 1872 and helped to nom-
inate Horace Greeley. He was elected to Con-
gress in 1874, overturning the Republican ma-
jority. He had often been mentioned in con-
nection with the Democratic nomination for
Governor of this State. At the breaking out of
the rebellion he was appointed py Gov. Morgan
as Assistant Quartermaster-General, with rank
as Colonel. He was detailed to the rendezvous
at Elmira, and in two weeks he provided quar-
ters for 15,000 soldiers.

He leaves afamily consisting of a wife and
four children. The funeral will take place from
his residence at 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoon,
The remains will be taken to Palmyra, N. Y., for
burial on Monday morning.

CHICAGO BROKERS EXCITED.

THEY DENOUNCE THE NEW MOVE IN
THE NEW-YORK EXCHANGE.

CuHicaGo, Jan. 26.—‘‘ Business must be
dull in the New-York Produce Exchange,” re-
marked a Chicago Board of Trade man to-day
when he heard that the New-York institution
had appointed a committee to devise ways and
means for supplying all the important cities of
the South and West with instantaneous quota-
tions. ‘‘Thisis a method of drumming up trade
onabig scale. If the scheme is carried out
there will be war. In such an event

there can only be one result, for Chicago
is like an impregnable fortress as far as its
quotations in grain and provisions are con-
cerned. They rule the world, and will continue
to do so. No matter what outlay the New-
Yorkers may make, they cannot deprive Chicago
of.its prestige in this respect. The New-York
committeemen expect to furnish the Produce
Exchange figures gratuitously. The Chicago fig-
ures are bringing to the board an immense rey-
enne now.”

Secretary Stone of the Chicago Board of Trade
said he thought that the Produce Exchange will
not gain anything by the movement they pro-
pose to make. Isolation from Chicago, as far as
1ts quotations of the doings in grain and provis-
ions are concerned, would prove disastrous. Co-
operation would be much more desirable. This
is not only Mr. Stone's opinion, but it is shared
by other members of the _ board. Ex-
President Wright declared the action
of the New-York Produce Exchange simply
another spurt on its part to get business
away from Chicago, but felt sure that it wonld
be a fruitless endeavor. Thev had all the right
in the world to make the effort, and this action
was perfectly legitimate, he graciously ad-
mitted, but, as the sequel would show, it will
only be a needless expenditure of money.
Another Director said it was simply a thread-
bare scheme of attempting to force second-hand
quotations on the country.

SOCIETY DIDN'T SEE IT.

MR. TYSON WEDS HIS YOUNG BRIDE
VERY PRIVATELY.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 26.—There was another
surprise for society gossips in the Tyson-Johns
wedding to-day, This time the wedding did
come off, but the interested parties, by means of
an announcement which contained a meutal
reservation, again put oif the scent the inquisi-
tive society folks who were very anxious to see
the marriage of the 19-year-old belle to the
gray-haired bachelor. Several weeks ago it had

been announced by mistake that the wedding
would take place in a fashionable up-town
church, and the edifice was thronged with
waiting peuple, who were afterward told
that the ecards for the wedding
had not yet been issued. About a week ago the
cards were issued announcing that the wedding
would take place in the church to-day. On Tues-
day Mr. Tyson’s sister-in-law died and the an-
nouncement was then made that the wedding
would not take place in the church. This was
thought to meau a postponement, but it merely
meant that the parties would be quietly married
at the residence of Miss John’s tather, wherea
very private ceremony was held within aa hour
- the burial services of Mr. Tyson’s sister-in-
aw.

Mr. Jesse Tyson is a wealthy merchant and
Miss Edith Johns has been a handsome society
belle for two years. They left for a Northern
tour immediately after the ceremony.

eae SEES EE ae
A BIG COAL STEAL.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Jan. 26.—An exten-
sive and systematic coal steal has been dis-
covered at Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio, a
small town onthe Ohio Southern Railroad. A
carload of coal would at times disappear ina
single night and the peculations became so ex-

tensive that the railroad company employed de-
tectives to unearth the thieves. The result has
been the arrest of 15 prominent citizens of
Bainbridge, including the Marshal, hotel pro-
prietor, anda Presbyterian preacher. Detect-
ives say that half of the citizens of the town
are implicated in the steal. Tne peculations
amount to many hundreds of dollars, and the
extent of them may beimagined when it ts
known that although coal is universally used in
Bainbridge not a single carioad has been billed
to a resident of that place this Winter.

—————

TARIFF REFORM IN OHIO.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 26.—Some hundreds of
opinions touching revenue reform have been col-
lected by the Plain Dealer trom all sections of Ohio,
the persons interviewed being representative men
of both the Democratic and Republican Parties.
Every Democrat and nearly every Republican

favors a revision of the tariff. The Democrats liv-
ing in sheep-growing districts oppose free wool,
but want other raw materials tree. Kepublicans, as a
rule, would put a protective tariff on raw waterials
aud increase the duty on wool. The Democrats are
almost unanimously opposed to abolishing the in-
ternal revenue taxes on tobacco and whisky; most
Republicans are for repealing the tobacco tax, and
a considerable proportion would remove the whisky
tax. The tariff poiicy suggested by President Cleve-
land in his message to Congress is approved by
Democrats with rare exceptions, and as generally
disapproved by Republicans. These answers fairly
retiect the sentiment of this State.

BISHOP ANDREWS TO THE STUDENTS.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Jan. 26.—Bishop Edward
G. Andrews delivered an eloquent sermon to the stu-
dents of the Wesleyan University this morning, in
observance of the day of prayer for colleges. ‘This
evening a prayer and praise service was held. Col-

lege exercises were suspended throughout the day,
and considerable religious interest was manifested.

— emg

THE HARLEM REPUBLICAN OLUB.

ALBANY, Jan. 26.—The Harlem Republican
Clab was incorporatea to-day with these officers:
President—Andrew B. Humphrey; Vice-Presidents
—Charles A. Patrick and John A. Colvin; Corre.
sponding Secretary—Charies D. Baker; Recording

Secretary—John E. Vandecarr; Treasurer—Andrew
M. Underhill.

: to Ice Brid Niagara Fall
Via re sepecerty Saturda: next. Sleeping

car
reservations and ts at offices, 317, 363, 401, 71
957 Broadway, New- York, 831 Fulton-st., ‘Brookiya:

PRIOE TWO CENTS.

A VICTORY FOR CLEVELAND

HifL BLUNDERS AGAIM

AND IS BRATEN,

THE PLAN TO MAKE ROSWELL P. FLOW=.
ER A NATIONALL COMMITTEEMAN
BROUGHT TO AN INGLORIOUS END,

ALBANY, Jan. 26.—Ten years ago, in this
very town, David B. Hill committed a blunder
which lost him prestige in his party and all but
cost him the confidence of his associates. To-
night he occupied the same position in
the estimation of thinking and intelligent
Democrats as he did in the opinion
of the Tilden Democrats after he had betrayed!
them and given them over totheir enemies in’
the old Tweddle Hall convention. For weeks he
has been engaged in the effort to elect Roswell;
P. Flower a member of the National Committee,
and thus convey tothe world, and particularly
to the other members of the firm of Hill, Ran<
dall, Dana and Company that he controls the
New-York State Committee, and that in dua
season he will send a Hill delegation to the next
Presidential convention. He has been beaten ak
his game, and nobody realizes the fact more
keenly than he.

To-day’s contest in the State Committee has
resulted in a victory for President Cleveland’s
friends. Taken at a disadvantage, and under
circumstances which invited defeat, they hava
thwarted schemes which the Governor hag
been weeks in perfecting. It was a clos@
shave for the National Administration, and
it proves forcibiy the truth of ex-Mayor Grace’s
remark, after the committee adjourned, . that
“eternal vigilance is necessary in politics
as in everything else.’ In other words,
did the National Administration devote
its time to fooling with the polities of
this State, it would never be placed in such am
awkward position as it was to-day, and thein,
trigue of the Governor would never have beeg
conceived, let alone having been put into actual
operation.

The office of National Committeeman is not of!
itself worth considering for a moment. If)
amounts to nothing. The Governor. how-
ever, believed that its possession was ne-
cessary in order to demonstrate his!
power and to prove that he is really
a factor to be consideredin national politics. Ha
went at the thing with accustomed cunning. He.
knew, as everybody else with any knowledge of
State politics knows, that as between Cleveland
and Hill, the friends of the former werd
in a considerable majority upon the State Com-
mittee. How to circumvent those friends of the
President has been his study for now a full
year, Some weeks age he was satisfied that the
opportunity was at hand.

One of his early moves was to secure by fais
means or foul proxies of members of the State
Committee. His position as Governor and
the influence it naturally gives him in
the party facilitated this scheme. By
bulldozing, browbeating, threats, lies, and

promises he £0t some committeemen
to remain away from the meeting, and by similar
methods he tried to drag others to his support,
An ipstance of all this is afforded by the case of
Committeeman MeMahon of Ellicottville, Catta-
raugus County. The Governor dispatched his
friend, Assemblyman Sheehan, to Ellicottville to
procure the man’s proxy. Mr. Sheehanspent two
days, presumably in lulling Mr. MeMabon to
sleep. The Governor finally got the proxy, to
be used “‘ merely to elect Mr. Fiower a National
Committeeman, a Democrat to whom nobody
would object.” Two days ago Mr, McMaton
learned that something was up, and he came
down to Albany to demand his proxy. He was
told that under the circumstances it would be
an exceedingly dishonorable thing to withdraw
the implied support that he had given the
Governor. The Governor insisted upon holding
him strictly to account, “as amanof honor.”
It was only to-day that be told the Governor
that all his sympathies afd his political associa-
tions demanded that he should support the Ad-
ministration, but he was “tied up,” as the say-
ing is, and he went into the committee and
faced the music.

Pressure of a different kind was applied to
Committeeman Kirk of Syracuse. He was given
to understand that unless he supported Flower
off would come the official head of his Demo-
cratic friend, Mr. Brumelkamp, Superintendent
of the State Salt Works. This did leave
Mr. Kirk in an awkward position, but he got out
ofitallright by voting with the rest of the
Cleveland committeemen for his other Demo-
cratic friend, a stalwart Cleveland man by the
way, Henry J. Mowry.

No sooner did the proxy of Judge Weiant of
Rockland County, Mr. Demarest, arrive in town
than the Governor sent for him and undertook
to “apply the screws” to him. Mr. Demarest
declined todoanything further than to seat
Prison Superintendent Lathrop on the commit-
ee in C. C. B. Walker’s place.

These are only sampies of the small practices
to which the Governor of this great State has
resorted to carry his points. The National Adc-
ministration only learned what wasin the air
when Chairman Murphy, on Monday last, called
ameetingof the State Committee for to-day. 1t was
only a two days’ notice, and was of the same
“snap” nature that was employed to .pack
ward Caucuses. The friends of Cleve-
land were indeed taken unawares. Some
of the men whom they have al-
ways depended upon had been pledged
to Flower, never dreaming that they were be-
ing duped by the Governor. However,
in spite of all these drawbacks, they
managed, at 4S hours’ notice, to raily
enough men, not expressly for the purpose
of defeating Flower, but to defeat the little
game which had become so clear. They ‘ tied”
the committee, and in so doing they have dealt
the Governor's little bee one of the worst
whacks it has ever bad.

In his blind eagerness Gov. Hill overstepped
the bounds of prudence as regards the Kings
County Committeemen/ The Kings County Demo-
crats have always been his staneh friends. In-
gratitude is oue ef the Governor's chief
characteristics, as is+ very well known.
Angry at finding that Kings had in
William H. Murtha a candidate of its own for
this picayune office, he crawied over the
McLaughlin organization} and wrenched away
one of the four votes to which it is en-
titled. In John Y. MeKane he found a
man ready to listen to him. McKane
had just been expelled from the Kings County
Democracy for treachery in the last election.
He is an Ishmaelite and an outcast, aud the
power which he built up by means of the
gambling saloons of Coney Island had come to
an end. He seized the opportunity to
revenge himself by voting against Murtha and
for Flower, While there may have been doubts
before about the attitude of the powerful
Democracy: of Kings toward Cleveland, there
is none now. Hill’s action has alienated
it, an it now goes to Cleveland. This is better
fortune for the President than a great many of
the President’s friends had hoped.

Hiil has lost Flower, lost McLaughlin, and has
not gained Tammany Hall as the result of this
aay’s work, and he has been the means of dem-
onstratiug that the County Democracy is a
friend of -Cleveland,. and that Tammany
is far from being an enemy. Tammany
wanted Flower elected for reasons of its own. It
expects him to join its organization soon and
spend some of his money. When Tammany
sees a particularly slick-looking one ag it
catches him if it can. It has ha the
assistance of Hill in the endeavor to land Mr.
Flower, and, in the defeat which foliowed, it
bears none of the responsibility to speak of. The
Governor bears it all, for he was greedy to show
what he could do with the State Committee.
‘*No,” said Richard Croker, the leader of Tam-
many, “this is nota fight against Cleveland, so
far as Tammany is concerned. We were anxious
to elect lower, and, of course, we took assist-
ance from any quarter.”’

Sheriff Grant, another of Tammany’s leaders,
expressed himself similarly. All of the
Tammany men laugh tremendously When
the remark is made _ that the Gov-
ernor is left in a ridieulous§ attitude,
Tammany has no wore love for Hill than it had
when Bourke Cockran shook his fist in the Gov-
ernor’s face last June and told him that he could
not afford to sign the Subway biil. He did sign
it and it cost him Tammany’s friendship.

The opinion is universal that Gov. Hill came
nearer to “capturing’’ the State Committee 1o-
day than he ever willagain. He wasso intens:?-
ly interested that he came down from ths
Executive Mansion, through the blinding snow,
to communicate with Coxmitteeman Muller,
his chief fugieman. Ho sent into the Dela-
van House, whero the committee was in
session, for Mr. Kirk, presumably to threaten
hia friend Brumelkamp with banging and

uartering uniess Mr. Kirk voted for

lower. But Mr. Kirk bit his lip.
and declined to budge. Mr. Flower
has well-nigh run the gamut. Candidate for
President, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and
now National Committeeman, he has met de-
feat wherever he showed his head. It is, ind.ted,
sad that he should have gotten in between th ese
two millstones this last time.

There was no objection offered when, the co M-
mittee having finaily been called to order at 6
o'clock by Chairman Edwarg Murphy, 2 moti m
was made by Senater Michael ©. Mucous iene

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the meeting be oper to the newspaper men.
Clerk Dufreest called the rol!, and the following
members and proxies answered to their names:
District.
1. Cord Meyer, Jr., Queens County.
2. John Y, MeKane, Kings.
3. James W. Ridgway. Kings.
4, John McCarty, Kings.
5. John Cottier, Kings.
6. James J Slevin, New-York.
7. Edward Cooper, New-York.
8, Senator M. C. Murphy, proxy for Edward Kear-
ney, New-York.
9. William R. Grace, New-York.
10, Richard A. Cunningham, New-York,
11. Hugh J. Grant, New-York.
12. James J, Martin, proxy for W. Bourke Cockran,
New-York.
Richard Croker, New-York
. William D. Mitchell, proxy for James 8S. Mooney,
New-York. te
Frank P. Demarest, proxy for George W. Wei-
ant, Rockland.
5. John O’Brien, Dutchess.
. Howard Chipp, Jr., proxy for Charles M. Pres-
ton, Ulster.
. Edward Murphy, Rensselaer.
D. Cady Herrick, Albany.
. John Foley, Saratoga.
. George S. Weed, Clinton.
2. Thomus Spratt, St. Lawrence.
23. S. Mason Smith, Oneida.
4. A. W. Shepherd, proxy for Clinton Beckwith,
Herkimer.
William B. Kirk, Jr., Onondaga.
§, KElhot F. Dantorth, proxy for Charles W. Brown,
Chenango,
fobert A. Maxwell,
Poucher, Oswego,
28. William L. Muller, Chemung.
29. Prison Superintendent Austin Lathrop, proxy
for C. C. B,. Walker, Steuben.
. Assemblyman F. A. Defendorf, proxy for LeviJ.
Deland, Monroe.
31. Assemblyman William F. Sheehan of Buffalo,
yroxy for Patrick J. Sutley, Wyoming.
32. Congressman Charles Tracey, proxy for Peter C.
Doyle, Erie.
3. John M. Wiley, Erie.
. James W. McMahon, Cattaraugus.

Ex-Mayor Grace objected to Mr. Lathrop
respouding for Mr. Walker, on the ground that
the proxy which Mr. Lathrop held expired with

he death of Mr. Walker this morning. Mr.
Muller at this moment claimed the attention of
the Chairman, and was promptly recognized.
He offered the following. resolutions, which
were adopted by a rising vote:

Whereas, The Democratic State Committee to-day
Jearns with regret of the death of the Hon. C. C, B.
Walker of Corning, who has been a member of this
committee for more than 25 years, and only recently
was its Chairman until failing health compelled him
to seek relief from the duties of that office;

Resolved, That we express by this action the sor-
row that we feel in the loss of a genial friend aud an
esteemed party associate, and we convey to his fam-
ily our sympathy in their bereavemont.

Resolved, Thatthe clerk of this committee be in-
structed to enter this resolution upon the records
and transmit a copy of the same to Mr. Walker’s
tamily.

Mr. Herrick desired the following minute to
be entered upon the journal of the committee,
and this was also ordered by a rising vote:

“Since we last met Daniel Mauning, for many
years a memberof this committeeand for many
years its presiding officer, has died. He was our
most eminent and trusted leader and adviser, a
wan who carved ont his own fortune. Neither
pushing nor self-seeking, he filled to its
full capacity every position to which he
was called. Under his wise leadership our party,
after 2 quarter of acentury of disaster and defeat,
regained its supremacy inthe Nation. When, called
to high station by the demands of his party, he
tully realized the expectation of his friends and
commanded the respect and confidence of the

ation. With high ideas of duty, he did not spare
himself. Worn and exhausted he felk at his
post, as much a sacrifice for his country _as the sol-
dier who falls upon the field of battle. Friends and
tormer foes have united in tributes of praise and just
eulogiums of his wortn and greatuess. Wise, sa-
gacious, far-seeing, his death has made a gap ip our
rauks that we know not how to fill. Asa record of
our appreciation of his high qualities as a party
leader apd statesman we direct this minnte to be
entered upon the proceedings of the committee.”

proxy for William A.

The next move was made by a friend of the
Governor and, of course, a proxy, Elliot F. Dan-
forth, Deputy State Treasurer. He moved that
Mr. Lathrop be elected a member of the commit-
tee in Mr. Walker’s place. That gentleman, he
Said, had acted for Mr. Walker during the latter’s
illness, and he Was, moreover, his business part-

Mr. Spratt moved to table the motion, but
notion was lost by 17 to 15 as follows, Mr.
rway not voting:

Yeas—Messrs. Meyer, McCarty, Cottier, Cooper,
Senuaior Grace, Cunninghain, Mitchell,
Herrick, Spratt, Kirk, Maxwell, Tracey,
Wile)

Nays—M MecKane, Grant, Proxy
artin, r, Proxy Demarest, O,Brien, Proxy
‘upp, Edward Murphy, Foley, Smith, Proxy Shep-

Danforth, Muller, Proxy Defendori,

! sheshan, McMahon~—17.

Gen. Lathrop was then unanimously declared
aAmember of the committee, and the formality
of reading the snapeall forthe meeting was
then gone through with. Proxy Sheehan moved
that the committee proceed to recommenda
gentieman for membership on the National Com-
luitiee. Nobody objected te this, for this was
the object of the meeting.

“That’s av informal ballot of course, as is
usual,” exclaimed Senator Murphy,
Was the reply of the parliamenta-

Mur py,
Weed,

Slevin,

>

** Oh, no,”
rian arp, Proxy Sheeban.

‘Then Ljueve that the ballot be informal, as
is customary,” said the Senator.

“Tov late,” was the sharpretort; “this is to
be a formal ballot; nobody objected to it when I
made the motion.”

“You are well aware that the practice has
always been in the meetings of this committee
to take aninformal ballot. Besides, you made
no mention of its being a formal ballotin your
motion,’ was the Seuator’s reply.

“Tt is common sense that it should be a for-
wal ballot,” said Mr. Sheehan.

“As a matter of fact no vete was taken on
your wotion atatl, for nobody was opposed to
taking a ballot. The Chairman will bear me out
wheu I say that he made no aunonnecement to
the effect that the result of a bal'ot on Mr. Shee-
han’s motion had been reached,” persisted the
Renator.,

le was right. It was a very little point, any-
way, of the usual microscopic size that dis-
tinguishes the politics of Goy. Hill and nis
jriends. The Cleveland committeemen were
wi that Mr. Sheehan should have the ad-
vantege of this bin of sharp practice, and they
impatiently signified their desire for the roll to
be called. Nobody was put in vomination,
but each man named his candidate. Cord
Meyer. Rw the first man on the
list, dropped the tirst chunk of cold ice upon the
Hill crowd, by voting, not for Mr. Murtha, but
for Henry J. Mowry of Syracuse, a prominent
Cleveland man. McKane, the Brooklyn outeast,
followed with a vote for Rosweil P. Flower. The
other three Kings County men voted for Murtha.
Turee of thc County Democracy, Cooper, Senator
Morphy aud Cunningham voted for Murtha,
while Grace and Mitchell named Mowry. The
four Tammany members, Croker, Grant, Slevin,
nud Martin, voted for Flower, and then the
country members took their tarn. Of course
Me. Kirk voted for his townsman, Mr. Mowry.
When the roll-call was tinished the members had
signitied their choice as follows:

Mowry—Massrs. Meyer, Grace, Mitchell, Demarest,
Herrick, Spratt, Kirk, Maxwell, Wiley—9,

Murtha—Messrs. Ridgway, McCarty, Cottier,
Cooper, Senator Murphy, Cunningham, Weed,
Vracey--8.

Fiower—Messrs. McKane, Slevin, Grant, Proxv
Martin, Croker, O’Brien, Proxy Chipp, Edward
Murphy, Foley, Smith, Proxy Shepherd, Proxy Dan-
forth, Muller, Lathrop, Proxy Defendorf, Proxy
Sheehan, McMahon—17.

Before the result was announced the Murtha
men moved ina solid column over to Mowry,
giving the latter 17 votes to 17 for Flower. This
was the result of the first ballot, and a very un-
expected result it was for Muller and Sheehan.
They were euchred, for a tie vote elects nobody,
not even when Hill tactics are played for all they
are worth. Ballot followed ballot, and when,after
two hours anda half, the result of the twenty-
fifth ballot was announced, it was still the
same, 17 to 17. The monotony of the proceed-
ings was interrupted from time to time with
imutions to adjourn, which were lost by
n tie vote, the announcement provoking
jaughter every time. The motions te
adjourn were then varied, Senator Murphy,
fer instance, calling for an adjournment

to New-York, and a little later Mr. Ridgway de- }

manding an adjournment to the Hoffman House
untilthe second Thursday in February. Mr.
Sheehan, young,fresh, and lusty, excited the won-
der of some of the older ones when he deelared
that he was ready to remain all night. Final-
ly, Mr. Herrick announced that he would like
to have the Secretary put a motion, which he
was about to offer, if the Chairman had no ob-
jection. Chairman Murphy looked blankly at the
wall, suspecting what was coming. Then Mr.
Herrick moved that Chairman Murphy be the
representative of New-York on the National
Committee.

Mr. Murphy replied: ‘*The Chairman will not
accept the office under any circumstances. The
motion is out of order, proceed with the roll
call,” and again the clerk started down the list
of names as soon as the laughter had subsided.
Ex-Mayor Grace also threw a similar fly in
the direction of the sly Trojan trout
a little while afterward. “It is the only
solution of this deadlock,” said Mr. Grace, in the
most captivating tone. ‘We should have our
Chairman, in whom we have every confidence,
represent us on the National Committee. No
man has done more for the party than he. [Ap-
piause.} We should insist unanimously that he
accept the compliment.”

Again Chairman Murphy declined to serve,
though he expressed a readiness to appoint a
man,if given the privilege. “If the Chairman
had not already expressed his choice, we might
readily consent,” replied Mr, Grace; ‘tas the
situation now stands he ties ‘he committee, and
we cannot make a choice.” [Laughter.] Sheriff
Grant got in the following resolution, which
was adopted without opposition, Mr. Foley’s
motion to substitute Seratoga having been lost:

Resolved, That it is the sense of this State Com-
mittee that the Democratic National Convention be
held in the city of New-York.

Finally by common consent all proceedings
were suspended. Members paired with one
another and went to supper. It was now ap-
parent that the committee might vote till
doomsday and no other result than 17 to 17 on
this one proposition would ever be reached.
But at 10:15 o’clock the members went at it
again, and took the twenty-sixth ballot. Then
ex-Mayor Grace arose and said:

“We have now been balloting so long, and
with such a uniform result, that it seems to me
asif the motives of any man who should now
change his vote would be criticised, and possi-
bly a scandal might be the result which
would be very injurious to him. It
is now positively impossible for this
committee to decide this question at
this meeting we have put it out of our power
tYosettle it by our very action. I move, there-

fore, that we adjourn and leave the filling of
this vacanvy to the National Committee itself,
as it would naturally do anyway, since all that
we can do is to recommend a man.”

“Oh, this last vote doesn’t necessarily settle
the question,’ spoke up Mr, Sheehan; “let us
take a few more ballots.”

“Oh, well,” quoth the ex-Mayor to his young
friend, “all right, we will vote a reasonable
time longer. My only object in making the mo-
tion that I did was to prevent the possibility of
anybody becoming embarrassed as the result of
changing his vote, I won’t press the motion.”

The twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth, twenty-
ninth, and thirtieth ballots were told Sf. No-
body had budged on either side. Mr. Croker
stepped over to Senator Murphy aud whispered.
The latter immediately moved an adjournment
sine die, thus bringing to an end all proceedings
under this call of the committee. The only two
members who voted in the negative were Meyer
and MeKane, and the meeting was deciared dis-
solved, the Governor’s friends wearing faces as
sober as if their owners had undergone some
severe discipline.

“Wegvant a longer notice of the next meet-
ing,” shouted Senator Murphy.

* Yes, indeed,” exclaimed Mr. Spratt.

Chairman Murphy has no idea when he will
again call the committee together, It is safe
enough to say that there won’t be so many
proxies at the next meeting ready to do Gov.
Hill’s bidding. The Cleveland 17 are the only
members of the committee who take a rosy
view of life, now that the meetingis over. The
Tammany men are cheerful enough, but the
Simon-pure Hill committeemen wear an air of
dojection that isamusing and to spectators pos-
itively satisfying, for they have been going
about all day with their noses inthe air.

KNIGHTS OF HIGH DEGREE.

PALESTINE COMMANDERY’S BALL AT
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.

Palestine Commandery’s Knights made a
gallant display at the Metropolitan Opera House
last evening, and they danced long and merrily.
It was a gala night for the Masonic fraternity
and many of the high officers of the order took
part in the festivities. The boxes were
filled, and the galleries above them were none
too large to accommodate the throngs of spec-
tators. In one high perch was Cappa’s Seventh

Regiment Band, and in its twin across the hall
sat Neyer’s orchestra. While the Opera House
was a brilliant picture, it was the humanity in it
rather than the decorations which made it athing
of beauty. The decorations were few, but they
showed to great advantage. A cross of fire
blazed from the back of the stage. On its hor-
rizontal arm ‘ Palestine” shone in gas jets, a
star glowing above the name of the comman-
dery and the figures 18” belowit. Above the
whole device “In hoc signo vinces” stood in a
glittering arch. The back of the stage was set
with a wood scene, and about the edge of this
part of the floor, close up to the scenery, stood a
number of statues and sets of armor. The florists
had paid tribute by turning the lobby of the
Opera House into a nook of greenery.

It was nearly 11 o'clock when half a hundred
uniformed Knights marched upon the fioor for
the drill which was to open the ball and to re-
ceive the distinguished guests of the evening.
Under crossed swords, the “arch of steel”
of the Knights, the guests marched to
the head of the hall, where’ beneath
the fiery cross they took their stand upon the
platform to watch the inspection of the Pales-
tine forces. Among these visitors were the
officers of the Grand Commandery: Theo-
dore E. Haslehurst, Right Eminent Grand
Commander of “Troy; Austin CC. Wood,
Deputy Grand Commander; Foster N.
Mabee, Eminent Grand Generalissimo;
George McGown, Eminent Grand Captain-
General, Palmyra, N. Y.; the Rev. Cornelius L.
Twing, Emivent Grand Prelate, Brooklyn;
George F. Loder, Eminent Grand Senior War-
den, Rochester; Edward L. Gaul, Eminent
Grand Junior Warden, Hudson; Ralph C. Chris-
tiauce, Eminent Grand Treasurer, Ithaca; Rob-
ert Macey, Eminent Grand Recorder, New-York;
John H. Bonnington, Eminent Grand Standard
Bearer, Brooklyn; Horace A, Noble, Em.-
nent Grand Warder, Utica; William D.
May, Eminent Grand Inspector, New-York;
Charles Rocme, Grand Master of Templars in
the United States; Lee 8. Smith, Grand Com-
mander of Pennsylvania; Charles E. Meyer,
Grand Reeorder of Pennsylvania; H. Wales
Lines, Grand Treasurer of the United States;
Henry D. McCord of Sing Sing, Charies A. Bene-
dict, Oscar L. Eastman, Rondout, N. Y.;
James Morton of Pougbkeepsie, N. Y. ;
James S. Manning, Arthur McArthur, Troy, N.
Y.; Robert Dingwell, Newark, N. J., and M.
Parker, Washington; and the Grand Lodge offi-
cers— Frank A, Lawrence, Grand Master; Wash-
ington KE. Connor, Grand Treasurer; E. M. F,
Ehlers, Grand Secretary; Wright D. Pownall,
Grand Marshal; W. Wallace Walker, Grand
Senior Deacon: Levi Samuels, D. D. G, M.;
Eustace H. Wheeler, D. D. G. M., and George W.
Cregier, D. D. G. M.

Eminent Commander Bowden, accompanied
by Grand Commander Hazlehurst, conducted
the inspection, while Cappa’s men led the evyo-
lutions on the floor. After the drill the dancing
began, to be continued long on toward morning.
Those who with their parties occupied boxes were
F. R. Lawrence, E. B. Harper, J. Beacham, J.
W. Jacobus, J. A. Britton, G. E. Marks, C. A.
Benedict, R. Hamilton, A. C. Cheney, 8. C. Bart-
lett, H. D. McCord, H. J. Farrington, H. A. Palmes-
tine, C. W. Darling,B. F. Beckel, C. 8. Champlin,
R. G, Larason, James Manning, C. Roome, E. C.
Stauton, J. A. Rich, P. A. J. Russell, G. L. Lyon,
G. W. English, William Johnston, Jr., J. H.
Woods, Col. Otis, J. H. Meeker, Stewart R.
Bradburn, A. McClelland, G. W. Millar, T. B.
Underhill, Charles N. Winch, C. P. Woodworth,
F. E. Barnes, and J. V. Harnett.

Among others present were District Attorney
Fellows, Police Commissioner Porter, Sheriff
Grant, County Clerk James A, Flack, and Chief-
Justice McAdam.

MAURICE MARQUES’S ARREST.

ABOUT WHICH THERE. IS A STRONG

ELEMENT OF MYSTERY.

The fact that Maurice Marques, a young
Frenchman who has had a room in the Hotel
Dam for eight years past, was an inmate of
Ludlow-Street Jail, and had been for a week,
only leaked out yesterday. A week ago he was
served with an order of arrest obtained in the
Superior Court by a lawyer in the Equitable
Building, who had begun a civil suit for a Mr.
Werner to recover $900 alleged to have been
paid under false representations. The Deputy

Sneriff to whom the order was given on Jan. 19
was guided to a place to which the young man
had been decoyed under promise of receiving a
loun and promptly arrested him. Marques, at
his request, was last evening taken to the
Hotel Dam, and the proprietor promised to go
bail for him this morning.

Mr. Dam would not say how much the young
Frenchman was indebted to the hotel, though
the amountis understood to be about $1,000;
but he admitted that Marques owed a bill. “TIT
have known the young man for many years,” he
said, ‘‘and I believe he will make his accounts
good if he has a little time, Until a short time
ago Marques was on his feet, and as he is young
and steady he can probably get there again,”

One who claimed to know something about the
young man said yesterday: ‘‘ Marques came
from Marseilles and for a while was known as
Morris Marx. He worked for a time with a
firm of paper box makers, and then e1barked
for himself in all kinds of schemes to make a liv-
ing. He got interested in the automatic vend-
ing and selling companies which control the
boxes exposed in railroad stations and hotels,
out of whicha person can get a box of cachousor
a package of cigarettes when he drops a
niekel in the slot. He raised a great deal of
money on the stock, and assigned his interest
three separate times. He operated here and in
Philadelphia, and I understand in Pittsburg.
He gotin with members ef the Clover Club in
Philadelphia, and had some kind of a transac-
tion ata hotel there. A detective was on here
last week looking for him,and I understand
criminal proceedings are to be instituted. Mar-
ques had an office at 40 Broadway, but was sel-
dom there. [ know that he has a host of credit-
ors, and several of them have suits pending. A
fair estimate of his queer transactions, with and
without the nickel machines, would be $50,000
or $60,000.”

Marques claims that his arrest is part of a
conspiracy against him, by which some of his
creditors hope to *‘ freeze out” others.

THE WHATHER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—For Maine, New-
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Isl-
and, and Connecticut, colder, followed by
warmer, fair weather, preceded by snow on the

eastern coast, brisk to high northwesterly
= diminishing in force, and becoming vari-
able.

For Eastern New-York, Eastern Pennsylvania,
and New-Jersey, warmer, fair weather, brisk lo
high northweslerly winds, diminishing in force,
and becoming southerly.

For the District of Columbia, Delaware, Mary-
land, Virginia, aud North Carolina, warmer,
fair weather, fresh to brisk northwesterly winds,
diminishing in force, and becoming northerly.

For Western Pennsylvania and Western New-
York, warmer, snow, preceded by fair weather
in the interior, fresh to brisk northwesterly
winds, diminishing in force, and becoming vari-
able.

The following shows the changes in the tem-
perature for the past 24 hours, in comparison
with the corresponding date of last year, as in-
dicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s phar-
macy, 218 Broadway:

1837. 1838.)
249}

1888,

25°

Average temperature yesterday
Average temperature for same date last year. .325?
et
SOME OF THE CELTiIC’S PASSENGERS.
Among the passengers of the White Star
steamship Celtic, which sailed yesterday for Liver-

pool, were A. Allen, Capt. Berkley, James Farrell,
Hugh Glenn, Dr. M. F. O'Reilly, George O. Starr,
and KE, F. Williams.

Che Hew-Hork Cimes, Friony, ganerary

MORE COLLIERIES RESUME

THE MINERS 10 LOOK OUT
FOR THEMSELVES,

LEE CHARGES PRESIDENT CORBIN

WITH HAVING MISREPRESENTED THE

POINTS IN DISPUTE.

POTTSVILLE, Penn., Jan. 26.—After hav-
ing beenin sessionfer three days sub-District

MR,

No. 12 of Miners’ Natienal District No. 135, |
This |

Knights of Labor, adjourned this evening.
is the body which represents that half of the

Schuylkill region miners who are non-members |

ofthe Amalgamated Association. Representa-
tives from this body with an equal number from
the Amalgamated Association make up the
much talked of joint committee into whose
hands the entire management of the miner’s de-
mand for advancel wages and the sub-
sequent strike has been confided, All
day yesterday, while the Executive Board
of the Amalgamated Association was in
session, messengers and committees were going

back and forth between them. It is known that
the Amalgamated Board acted on and refused to
make itself a party to the railroaders’ strike, and
while every question on that head was evaded
and no categorical answer could be obtained it
is certain that the proposition that they should
do so was made by District No. 12. The refusal
of the Amalgamated Board has somewhat
strained the relations between the two co-equal
executive bodies, but no rupture is likely, from
the fact that everything has been left in the
hands of the joint committee. which means
Chairman Davis, and he is acting upon the orig-
inal plans laid down weeks ago. To-day’s
meeting of District No. 12 was expected to
turn out a very newsy one. Chairman Lee
was sent for and addressed the gathering,
which was avery large one. He confined his
remarks, by request, chiefly to a presentation of
the railroaders’ case. He then retired, when
subsequently the body adjourned and Mr. Lee
had a chance to confer with such delegates
as calledupon him. His countenance was not
cheerful. This and remarks dropped by him
since indicate that the railroaders’ cause was
notindorsed, There was so little unity of sen-
timent that this question, together with an ap-
peal to the General Executive Board to give the
strike its official recognition and sanction, was
referred back to the local assemblies. An ap-
peal to the Wyoming region men was also
adopted, and will be circulattd among the min-
ers there. This was all that couldbe ascertained,
and this was not obtained from the Press Com-
mittee, Mr. M. J. Shiel, to whom the reporters
were referred.

A neat little scheme to create a break in the
Panther Creek Valley was detected and frus-
trated by Secretary McGarvey to-day. A notice
which he captured, and whichhe says was writ-
tenin the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com-
pany’s office, was posted at Coaldale calling a
meeting for Friday night of those strikers who
were were willing to resume work at once.
Emissaries were this afternoon sent through
that district to hold the men firm, and McGar-
vey has no doubt that they will be able to do so.
Chairman Davis to-night demed that there was
any significancein the defeat of Ivor D. Jones
for the Presidency of the Amalgamated Board.
Mr. Jones has held that office for four years and
did not want it any longer. There were four
nominees and on the first ballot three received
the same number of votes; then Mr. Jones; who
was in this list, withdrew. Three other ballots
were taken before Mr, Northey was elected.

None of the collieries that worked yesterday
were able to do so to-day on account of the
severity of the snowstorm. A complication has
also arisen in reference to Lawrence & Brown’s
working. The firm has 200 cars of coal ready
for market, but is not allowed to ship. They ap-
pealed to Chtirman Davis to-day to remove the
embargo, but he declined to do so, It is assert-
ed also that the resumption at William Penn
yesterday was secured by misrepresentation of
the operators. The committee say they asked
only to be allowed to mine coal for the use of
the colliery and people of the neighborhood and
not for shipment. It was found that cars were
being loaded to be forwarded to market, and the
men were ordered out again and will not
resume until after the storm. Two large
meetings have been arranged for Sunday. One
at Baltimore will be addressed by Chairmen Lee
and Davis. The other is to be held at New-York
under the auspices of District No. 49. Chair-
man Lee has issued a reply to President Corbin.
He says that Reading’s President has misrepre-
sented the original cause of the railroad strike
and asserts that it was premeditated by the
company and forced on the men. He complains
that General Manager McLeod, in his circular of
Dec. 24, said that all the men should return to
work by the 27th or be discharged, and when
they did, in response to this, return’ to
work, subordinate officials, in violation of the
General Manager's order, discharged all the
prominent men along the jiine. Lee says: ‘“ Mr,
Corbin says no man shall be ostracised on this
road because he belongs to a labor organization.
If he means this and will act accordingly there
is no good reasen why he will not hear our side
of the case. When he gets this he cannot say
they refused to obey the order of the General
Manager, and if his officers have lost their heads
and caused the strike why not shoulder the re-
sponsibility or place it where it belongs, and
start your mines and railroad and not let the
public suffer any loss or inconvenieuce on ac-
count of the action of afew stubborn officials
over whom you have absolute control? The
trouble was caused by them, and itis the opinion
of ie general public that it is your duty to

end it.’

SHAMOKIN, Penn., Jan. 26. A mass meet-
ing of the Cameron and Luke Fidler Collieries
was held here this afternoon, and it was decided
by a vote to resume work to-morrow. The ad-
vance offered is 10 per cent. on company work
and 5 per cent. on contract work. This offer
was refused by the men at the beginning of the
strike, when a general advance of 15 per cent.
was demanded. No repair work was allowed
during the strike and the mines need a large
amount of repairing before a general resump-
tion will take place. As these collieries are the
two largest in the region employment will be
given to about 1,600 men. The resumption
gives great satisfaction to the public.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.—President Cor-
bin, General Manager McLeod, and the Reading
Board of Managers were in consultation to-day.
After the meeting it was said that there was no
change in the labor troubles. The position of
the company as outlined in to-day’s TIMES was
stated to be the true one, and the officers see no
reason to change their attitude. The snow and
sleet interfered with the working of the Linceln
wine, and the operators, Levi Miller & Co., say
they will not continue to operate it unless the
miners will work upon the $2 50 basis. The
streets in Port Richmond presented the
same holiday appearance that has char-
acterized them since the strike began.
Hundred of well and comfortably clad men
were seen on the thoroughfare, the street
corners, and in the cigar stores quietiy discuss-
ing the situation. They generally agreed that the
miners would stand by them, but if they did not
it would only prolong the trouble and that
eventually, as the coal trains began running,
the Reading Company would be giad to have
them return to work, Four or five hundred of the
Knights were found making themselves comfort-
able in Mutual Hall during the day. No formal
meeting was beld, but the men were told that dis-
patches from ‘‘up country” denied the published
statements that there was a threatened break
in the ranks of the Schuykill Valley miners and
that they would be deserted by their allies of the
black diamond region. Ambrose Hede said
that John L. Lee and other prominent Knights
now among the miners had notified the strikers
that it was untrue that the colleries mentioned
in the newspapers had gone to work for individ-
ual coal operators,

SHENANDOAH, Penn., Jan..26.—The Keh-
ley Run Colliery of the Thomas Coal Company
followed in the path of the William Penn Col-
liery to-day by a resumption of work,with more
than the full complement of employes.

The Lawrence & Brown Colliery at Mahanoy
Plane also increased its force of workmen.

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OSSES BY FIRE.

The factory of the Atlantic Steam Engine Com-
pany, on Water-street, between Adams and Pearl
streets, Brooklyn, was entirely gutted by fire yes-
terday morning. The flaines were discovered in the
top fioor, and made considerable progress before the
engines arrived. When big streams of water were
finally brought into play the fire had made such
headway that it was extinguished only when there
was nothing left to burn. The loss on building is
estimated at $12,000 and on stock $3,000.

The tire which broke out in Dalzell & Co.’s
oil warehouse at Pittsburg yesterday resulted in
the total destruction of the building, together with
the adjoining structure on First-avenue occupied by
the Anchor Paste veered. Daizell & Co. will lose
£40,000 on building and stock, The paste company
$3,000; insured for $2,500. Wamhoff & Co., glass
manufacturers, $2,000. Sheriff & Co., brass finish-
eb $2,000. The insurance will nearly cover the
03s.

A fire broke out in Charles Goodman’s saloon,
Plainfield, N. J., at 5 o’clock yesterday morning,
and spread tothe house adjoining, gutting both.
‘rhe loss on the saloon and contents is $4,500 and on
the house and furniture $4,000. The property is
owned by Charles Bock. Mrs. Goodman had a nar-
row escgpe, being taken from the house by means of
aladder. The losses are fully covered by insurance,

A fire last. night at 257 Bowery, owned and
occupied by C. L. Stickney, maker of mustard and
mustard oil, did $2,500 damage to stock and ex-
tended to Samuel Levin’s hat store, where $2,000
damage was done; about $1,200 damage was done
to the building.

The tannery at Carlisle, Penn., owned by
Calven Clendenin, was destroyed by fire last even-
ing. Tons of bark, leather, and other articles were

burned. The loss is estimated at $10,000; partly
insured,

The soap and candle manufactory of C. L.
Jones & Co. at Cambridge, Mass., was damaged by

tire Wednesday night to the extent of $10,000; in-
sured.

Two houses at Troy, N. Y., belonging to Daniel
Dauchy and Samuel 8. Sutton were destreyed by
fire yesterday morning. The loss is $10,000; insur-
ance, $5,000.

Anderson, Frazer & Co.’s wheel works at Sid-
ney, Ohio, were burned yesterday, causing a loss of
$40,000; insurance, $25,000, ;

The farm buildings of Ezra Hutchins at Saco
Ferry, Me., were burned yesterday. The loss 18
$2,500; insurance, $1,800.

About $500 damage was done by fire last

night in the basement of 127 East Twenty-sixth-
street.

LOUISIANA’S DELEGATES.

A STINGING REBUKE TO THE OFFICIOUS
J. HALE SYPHER.

New-Or.EFAns, Jan. 26.—The Republican
Convention adjourned after midnight this morn-
ing. It was nearly 1 o’clock when the fourth
delegate at large was chosen to the National
Convention, the delegates for the Second and
Sixth Congressional Districts being selected to-
day. The complete list is as follows:

At Large.—Wiliiam Pitt Kellogg, P. Felix Herwig,
B. P.S. Pinehback, and James Lewis, all of New-

. Alternates—W. B. Smith of Morgan City,

B. Wall of Vidalia, Panl Thomas of New-
ins, and J. C. Bowman of Kcennerville.

Fuerst Districi—Wenry C. Warmouth of Lawrence
aud Lewis P. Smith of New-Orleans. Alternates—
Joim KE. Staes and John W. Edwards of New-
Orleans.

Second Distriet.—Andrew Hero and Thomas W.
Wickham of New-Orleaus. Alterna.es—Zack B.
Cohen of Convent and C. A, Bourgeois of Hahnaville.

Third Disirict—Chester B. Darrall of Morgan
City and tenry C. Minorot Youma, Alternates—
Mayer Cohen of Napoiconville and William H. Wiil-
jams of Lafayette.

Fourth Distriet.—William Harper and Albert H,
Leonard of Shreveport.

Fifth Distriet.—Frank Morey of Omega and John
W. Cooke of Lake Providence. Alternates—Jacques
A. Gla of Lake Providence and Lewis W. Smith of
Delhi. Contestants--D. Young ot Vidalia and W. J.
Yeli of Lake Providence. Alternates—G. H. Sutton
of Lake Providence and FE. W, Wall of Vidalia.

Sixth District.—Napoleon Las Trippes of Opelousas
and John b&b. Breaux of Pointe Coupes. Alternates—
S$. Gilbert of Baton Rouge and Heary C. Moseley of
Marksville.

As to the Presidential preferences, Warmouth
Smith, Minor, Harper, Hero, and Wickham are
for Blaine; Lewis, Leeuard, Las Trippes, and
Breaux are for Sherman, Morey is for Mortou
of New-York. Ailthe others declare that they
are wedded to no choice; that Lonisiana Re-
publicans are in no condition to force their
preferences upon the States that have’ the
electing to do, and they are satisfied to support
the strongest man before the convention, as his
strength may develop. The First Congressional
Convertion, after naming the delegates, adopted
the followingresolutions, introdueed by Lewis P.
Smith, delegate-elect to the National Conven-
tion:

Whereas, J. Hale Sypher, a former Congressman
from the First Cougressional District of Louisiana,
and for the past 12 years a resident of the city of
Washington, District of Columbia, has recently and
upon divers occasions presumed at public gather-
ings and elsewhere to represent the Kepublicans of
Louisiana, and

Whereas, The said Sypher, presuming that the si-
lence of Louisiana Republicans relative to his false
representations was an agreement on their part
to be represented by the said Sypher, so presuming,
did ata meeting of the Republican clubs from many
of the States of the Union held in New-York City
on Dec, 15, 16, and 17, for the purpose of forming a
National League of Republican Clubs throughout
the United States, claim to represent Louisiana Ke-
publicans at said meeting, without authority from
any recognized Republican organization in the
State, and

Whereas, The said Sypher did, in 1876, upon the

fall of the Republican Party in the State, leave the
State; and

Whereas, The said Sypher cid, in the Fall of 1882,
come to this State and endeavor by bribery to secure
the nomination for Congress from this State, First
Congressional District; therefore be it

Resolved, That we, the Republicans of the Firat
Congressional District of Louisiana, the districu
formerly represented by Sypher in Congress, do
hereby denounce the said Sypher as an impostor of
the worst kind and a non-resident of this State.

Resolved, further, That Sypheris a demagogue of
the lowest character and is unfit to associate with
clean and pure Republicans.

Resolved, further, That copies of these resolutions
be sentto Mr. Foster, President © the National
League of Repnrblican Clubs, and t still another
copy be furnished said Sypher, so tha: he may see
in what contempt he is held by the Republicans of
Louisiana,

Mr. P. F. Herwig has been elected as Chair
man of the State Central Committee and will
conduct the campaign. He was Deputy Col-
lector under Collector Casey in Grant’s term,
and sinee quitting office has been a successful
speculator. Heis the largest individual holder
of Louisiana State bonds, he and his family own-
ing over $2,500,000. The State platform goes
even further than the Democratic Instrument in
behalf of State credit. It reads as follows:

We approve and accept the adjustment of the State
debt as provided in the Constitution of this State,
and deciare that the revenue derived from the three-
mill interest tax shall be sacredly applied to the pur-
poses for which itis levied, and that the surplus,
over and above the amount required to pay the an-
nual interest on the State debt, be set aside as a
sinking fund, to be applied to the redemption of the
State bonds.

This is evidence that no matter what ticket is
elected in Louisiana, the State debt adjustment
is not to be assailed.

Adispatch from Vicksburg says Judge W. G.
Wylie of East Carroll Parish, La., was in this
city to-day. He stated that he would not accept
the nomination for Attorney-General on the Re-
publican ticket and would not be a candidate
under any circumstances.

Mr. H. C, Minor, who was nominated for the
office of Lieutenant-Governor, stated to-day
that he would not, under any consideration, per-
mit the use of his name on the ticket.

Ex-Gov. Flanders, who is on the ticket for the
office of Superintendeht of Public Education,
will also decline, according to the statements of
his friends.

A WELCOME 10 CONNEFE.
sneceieielipgiiasibiie

Thomas Patrick Conneff, late of England,
champion runner of the world at distances of
from two to four wiles, was given a rousing wel-
come to this country last night by the Manhat-
tan Athletic Club at its house, 524 Fifth-
avenue. Between 300 and 400 members of
the club and invited guests were present,
including a majority of the prominent athletes
of this neighborhood. Mr. Conneff is less than
21 years of age, is of medium build, and health-

ful in appearance. He is compact, weighing
about 146 ponnds and standing 5 feet 6 inches
high. Heis sinewy and graceful and seems to be
in superb condition. After supper G. M. L. Sacks,
who presided, delivered an address in which he
gave Mr. Conneff a cordial welcome. Mr. Sacks
announced that in the one-mile exhibition run
by Mr. Conneff on Saturday he will have four
pace-makers—Herbert L. Mitchell, A. F. Cop-
land, P. D. Skillman, and Hardy M, Banks--who
will run with him on the first, second, third, and
fourth quarters of the mile respectively. Mr.
Sacks aiso stated that Mr. Conneff on that occa-
sion would endeavor to beat W- D. George's ex-
hibition mile record,

In responding to Mr. Sacks’s address Mr. Con-
netf returned thanks for his warm reception.
and said that he would give his ailegiance to the
Manhattan Athletic Club, with the hope of
carrying the *‘ cherry diamond” to victory in all
contests in which he participated. He stated
that he had accepted a business posi-
tion in tr’s city, whieh henceforth
would take up a great deal of _ his
time, and he would take part in athletic
strictly and only as an amateur. He intended
to take out naturalization papers and become a
permanent resident and citizen of this country.
He would take part in such races only as
would not interfere with his business ar-
rangements, and after the Manhattan Club
meeting on Saturday he would probably
not compete again until the Yale College
meeting at New-Haven. He would go there in
recognition of the fact that Yale has sent 23
entries to Saturday’s meeting here, a larger
number than that or any other college has ever
before sent to any outside athletic meeting.

Mr. Couneft had a practice run at the Twenty-
second Regiment Armory yesterday morning
with A. F. Copland and E. D. Lang as pace-
makers. Mr. Conneff’s record for half a mile is
1:58, and for a mile 4:27.

The athictic meeting of the Manhattan Club
on Saturday promises to be the most successful
ever held in America. All of the boxes have
been sold, and neariy all of the reserve seats
have been disposed of. The tickets that were
distributed for sale have been recalled in order
to meet the demand for them at the clubhouse.

Among the prominent athietes who were pres-
ent at last night’s reception, inany of whom re-
sponded to informal toasts, were: F. F. Ed-
wards, W. C. Adams, F, Westing, A. F. Cop-
land, C. Giet, G. A. S. Wieners, A. Peverelly,
Harry §S. Young, Jr., P. D. Skillman, A. P.
Roth, F. W. Craft, E. Hickey, L. A.
Stuart, S. J. Cornell C. M. King, H.
M. Banks, Jr., Harry P. Pike, H. R.
True, W. Finley, Geerge W. Carr, G. A. Avery,
B. D. Lang, C. C. Brown, Dr. R. W. Taylor, J. A.
Taylor, J. H. Munson, W. K. Calhoun, J. C, Bar-
clay, B. G. Sanford, C. O. Perry, F. R. Egan, C.
C. Hughes, William J. Swan, F. B. Peixotto,
James Magee, E. M. Vandervoort, A. C. Palmer,
T. A. McEwen, Dr. W. O'Shea, E. J. Ryan, and
k. P. Wardwell.

Se ee eee
MAIMED BEFORE THEIR EYES.

There was an accident on the stage of the
Academy of Music last night in fuil view of the
spectators. It was in the third act of ‘* Mazulm”
during the harlequinade, and Tommy Tet, the
new clown, was attracting general attention.
By some mischance a drop scene was permitted

to fall beforeits proper time. It struck Tet on the
head, glanced over his shoulder, and twisted his
leg in such fashion that his thigh was fractured,
There were exclamations of fright from the
women in the auditorium for a time, but the
curtain was quickly lowered, explanations
were made, and quiet was soon resumed.

Yet, Whose real name is Charles Maurettia,
Was removed to the wings, an ambulance was
quickly summoned and the suffering man was
carried to Bellevue Hospital. An examination
by the surgeons there disclosed the fact that the
injury was serious, the fracture being a com-
pound one.

—_— ir
FIFTH-AVENUE STAGES ON SUNDAY.
The Directors of the Fifth-Avenue Transporta-
tion Company operating the line of stages on Fifth-
avenue held'a meeting yesterday afternoon and by
unanimous vote decided torun their stages hereafter
on Sunday. ‘here has been talk lately of a petition
protesting against such a course. A Di-
rector said yesterday that the petition was not
a new one, but was submitted to them 138
months ago. After giving thorough consideration
to the matter of Sunday stages, the directory have
decided that the needs of the public demand them.
They argue that as the public are benefited and the
only people who could complain—the stage drivers—
are in favor of Sunday stages, they cannot do
otherwise than put them on the roadagain, The
drivers receive extra pay for Sunday worke ~~

{| temporal power of the Pope,

27, 188».

| CLEVELAND AND THE POPE

THE CRITICISMS ON THE PRES-
IDENT’S GIF1.
WASHINGTON CLERGYMEN DIVIDED IN
OPINION AS TO THE PROPRIETY OF

MR. CLEVELAND’S ACT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Since the Balti-

more Methodists have been agitating the ques-
tion of propriety of the President giving to Pope

noticing the fact that the Pope had reached 50
years of his career as a priest, the clergymen of
Washington have been stirred up by the
reporters of the Washington Crilic, and
their views are being expressed in brief
paragraphs. Several of these appeared yester-
day, some going to show that the President had
done nothing deserving of censure, while others
took the position that he had, by recognizing the
committed a
grievous wrong and cut adrift from the Ameri-
can policy and offended [taly.

The Rev. Dr. Bartlett of tha New-York-Avenue
Presbyterian Church said that the gift of a copy
of the Constitution to the Pope contained a
reprimand to the Pope. “TI look atit,” said he,
“in the light of a fine plece of irony. I think it
has no political significance, and it was not done
to catch the votes of the Catholics. All the fear

ee Catholic supremacy in this country is ground-
ess,’

Dr. Eliott of the Foundry Methodist Episco-
pal Church said: ‘*To my mind itis a delicate
bit of irony, and one that must have been sug-
gestive to the Pope, who represents the mediw-
val opposition to a free Government. I am
sorry that the President has made the gift, but
Ido not think he could have made a better or
more suggestive choice.”

The Rev. Dr. Chappelle of St. Matthew's said
that it was the gift of a persen who desired to
show his respect to a man who held the love and
esteem of so many people in America and
one whom the Catholic Church recognized as a
learned man and a wise Pope. Why should any
more comment be made upon his action than
upon the action of other non-Catholic rulers
who made presents to the Pope? It has no
political significance, and the Catholic Church
does not attach any to it.

The Rev. Dr. Little, Pastor of Assembly Pres-
byterian Church, expressed himself as follows:
“I think the action of the Baltimore ministers
is coramendable. I regard Mr. Cleveland’s
sending the gift to “the Pope as a
direct bid for the Catholic vote of
the country. It impresses me. as an
acknowledgment of the hierarchy, and the reply
of the Pope affords an entering wedge to infinu-
ence the Catholic vote. Such a thing as the
vote of a part of the people of this coun-
try being Influenced by outside pressure and
especially that of a church is inimical to the
principies of this Republic. The Baltimore
clergy did not intend any hostility to the Roman
Catholic Church, but they saw in Cleveland’s
action a menace to the principles of liberty of
vote.”

Tne Rev. Dr. Steel, Rector of St. Mark’s Epis-
copal Church, said: “I think the Baltimore
clergy did an unwise and entirely uncalled-for
thing. Tomy mind Mr. Cleveland’s action had
no political significance whatever. He did a
courteous and friendly act which would have
been churlish to have left undone, inasmuch
as the head of every European Government sent
the Pope atcken upon the anniversary of his
fiftieth year as a priest. Idonotregard it asa
recognition of the Catholic Church, but of the
Pope as a man.”

The Rev. J. G. Butler of the Memorial Luther-
an Church said: “I think the gift was in bad
taste, very bad taste. It was done for political
effect, and for that reason will. I think, be
looked upon with disfavor by the Protestants of
thecountry. They have no feeling against the
Church of Rome as achurch, but they will dis-
approve of the recognition by the President of
the hierarehy.”

The Rev. G. B. Patch, Pastor of the Unity
Presbyterian Church, said that he did not see
any particular impropriety in the President’s
action, ‘‘and I hope, honestly,” he said, “ that
the Pope will carefully read the copy of our
Constitution sent him by our President, and if he
will read our Constitution, and in connec-
tiou with 16 our Protestant Bible, it ought
to do him good. If we can evangelize
the Pope of Rome it would be a grand, good
thing. [donotthink that the Pope should be
recognized as a distinct foreign power, and if
that was the President’sintention, which I do not
think was the case, he certainly has subjected
himself to the criticism of the Protestant world.
The President,” continued Dr. Patch, “is a
shrewd politician, but at the same time heis a
mighty good President, and I am disposed to
assign to him the purer and better motive as
having prompted is action. I myself am
a strong. life-long Republican, but I do not
on this account belittle the President’s good
qualities. I have no doubt that either of the
candidates for the Presidency would go con-
siderably out of his way to do anything cal-
culated to attract the Irish Catholic vote, and
this must be expected from the very nature of
things, and you cannot blame the candidates for
that, can you?”

WASHINGION SOOIAL LIFE,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26,—The White House
lacked none of its appointments to-night. The re-
ception to the Justices of the Supreme Court and
Judges of the District was attended by a com-
pany of about 1,200 people. At9 o’clock the
Presidential party came down stairs, the Presi-
dent escorting Mrs. Fairchild, the Secretary of
the Treasury following with Mrs. Cleveland.
Secretary Endicott brought Mrs. Whitney and
Secretary Whitney, Mrs. Dickinson, the wife
of the new Postmaster-General. Col. La-
mont escorted Mr. Don Dickinson. Mrs.
Cleveland wore adress of shell pink faille, the
body and train brocaded with red roses,
The front was decorated with white net, edged
with lace, and the short sleeves and square body

with the same. Mrs. Fairchild wore white
satin, low body and train, front garnished with
white satin ribbons. Mrs. Whitney wore blue
brocade, embroidered with silver, low body
edged with silver-spangled tulle. She wore a
triple necklace of diamonds, and diamonds in
her hair, ears, and on ber bodice. Mrs, Dick-
inson wore a demi-trained dress of olive-
green velvet, low body, and half sleeves.
The front of the skirt was ae full
drapery of blue faille. The ladies stood
in the order named. Secretary and Miss Bayard
Were absent on account of the death of a rela-
tive. Back of the line were Mrs. Whitney’s
guests, Miss Belle Wilson and Miss Padgett,
with Miss Endicott, Miss Mary Wilson, Mrs.
John Bigelow, and anumber of others, including
Gen. Beale, George W. Childs, Mr. and Mrs,
Frank Stockton, Chief-Justice Waite and Miss
Mary Waite, Mr. Justice Lamar, Senator MePher-
son, Gen. John C. Black, Mrs. Senator Hearst,
Senator and Mrs. Daniel, Senator and Mrs.
Manderson, Justice and Mrs. Field, Justice
Gray, Senator Walthall, Miss Schurz, daughter
of the Hon. Carl Schurz; Senator and Mrs. In-
galls, Senator and Mrs. Stockbridge, and Senator
Beck with a party of ladies were among those
present at the reception. Soon after 10 the Cab-
inet party left the Blue Room, walked about the
rooms, and went up stairs with a party invited
to attend them. None of the members of the dip-
lomatic corps were present.

The mission of Mr. George W, Childs of Phila-
delphia to Washington was, it seems, not polit-
ical. He stood godfather to the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. John R. McLean, who was baptized
in the library of their house to-day at 1 o’clock.
The Rev. Dr. Leonard of St. John’s Church be-
stowed upon him the name of his grandfather,
Edward Beale. Mrs. U. S. Grant was godmother
and Mr. Washington MeLean sponsor. The guests
present were immediate members of the fami-
lies, and inelnded Gen. and Mrs. E. F. Beale,
Mrs. Washington MeLean, Mrs. U. 8S. Grant,
Col. and Mrs. F. D. Grant, Mr. end Mrs. James
Wadsworth, Mrs. Don Cameron, Miss Alice
King, Capt. and Mrs. Bugher, and Mrs, Hazen.
Mrs. U. 8. Grant gave her godson a beautifully
chased bowl, inscribed “From Julia Dent
Grant, the widow of Gen. and President U. 8.
Grant.” Mr. Childs also gave him a silver bowl.
Senator and Mrs. Stanford seut a silver set com-
posed of plate, porringer, fork, spoon, and mug.

Mrs. Stanford was assisted in her closing re-
ception of the season by Col. and Mrs, F. D.
Grant, Miss Bruen of New-York, the Misses
Patten, and others,

Mr. and Mrs. Washington McLean gave a din-
ner to-night in honor of ‘Mrs. U. 8. Grant. The
table was laid for 18 guests. Among the guests
were Col. and Mrs. F. D. Grant, the Dutch Min-
ister, Mr. Wickherlien; Capt. and Mrs. Bugher,
Senator and Mrs, Stanford, Senator and Mrs. J.
P. Jones of Nevada, and Justice and Mrs.
Blatchford.

Mr. and Mrs. John R. McLean gave a dinner
in honor of their guest, Mr. George W. Childs,
to-night, and among tbe guests was the Hon.
Samuel J. Randall.

ot

THE PRINCETON CLUB'S MEETING.

Princetonians assembled in force at the Hotel
Brunswick last night and listened to a very enter-
taining lecture nelivered by Prof. Young before the
Princeton Club on the Princeton astronom-
ical expedition to Russia last Summer. Dr.
Henry Van Dyke, the President of the club,

presided, and among those present were the Rev.
R. D. Harlan, Prof. A. C. Armstrong, Jr., James W.
Alexander, Robert Bonner, Jr.. G. M. Harper, A.
Pennington Whitehead, R. F. McMahor, Rudolph
E. Schirmer, Cornelius ©, Cayler, M. Halstead, J. A.
Hodge, Jr., Robert Bridges, and William B. Horn-
blower. Prior to the lecture ofiicers for
the ensuing year were elected as_ follows:
President—Dr. Henry Van Dyke, '73; Vice-Presi-
dents—James W. Alexander, ’60; Robert 8. Green,
*61; John L. Cadwalader, ’66; J. Coleman Drayton,
’73; Charles Seribner, ’75; Spencer Trask, '66;
William 8B. Hornblower, °71; Secretary—
Radolph E. Schirmer, "80; Treasurer—
Cornelius Cc. Cuyler, "79; Executive
Committee—M, Taylor Pyne,’77; Charles 8. Imbrie,
’70; David Paton, 74; W. Dulles, Jr.,’78; Charles
A. Munn, ’81; D. Samuel Lloyd, ’82; J. EK. Hedges
*86, and J. Sturges, ’85. The Treasurer reporte
Sra” was a balance in hand of more than
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Leo XIII. a copy of the Constitution by way of -

RAILWAY MANAGEMENT. |

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THE GUARANTEE WITHDRAWN.

Cuicaco, Jan. 26.—General Manager
Stone ot the Burlington has notified Chairman
Faithern of the Northwestern Railway Freight
Bureau that the guarantee given by the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy that the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Northern would maintain rates
petween Chicago ard St. Paul until a
notice was given to the contrary, is
formally withdrawn, the Burlington no longer
assuming such responsibilty. The guarantee

holds until Feb. 1, and Chairman Faithern sends
out notice to members thatin view of the with-
drawal some action will be necessary, and calls
a meeting of the Northwestern lines for Tues-
day next, Supplementing this came the an-
nouncement that the Burlington and Northern
had met §the cut of the “Soo” line on flour
rates and established a 3219-cent rate from Min-
neapolis to the seaboard via Chicago. This is
the first gun in the coming struggle between the
new ‘‘ Soo” route and the Chicago-St. Paul lines,
Chairman Faithern has also been notified by
General Manager Whitcomb of the Milwaukee,
Lake Shore and Northwestern that his com-
pany will withdraw from the interior agreement
of the Western and Northwestern Bureau for
the reason that it can do better by making its
own arraugements with competing lines. The
withdrawal becomes effective April 1.

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MEETING THE REDUCTION.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 26.—The Pennsylvania
Company’s reduction in passenger rates by sell-
ing 2,000-mile tickets for $40,good on all thejeom-
pany’s lines west of Pittsburg, has been met by
the Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore with
the same reduction for 2,000-mile tickets, and
by the Erie, on its Western divisions, by a re-
duction of 1,000-mile tickets to $20. The

Ohio and Mississippi reaches the samo end
in a different manner. Its General Passenger
Agent announces that they have decided not
to reduce the price of the 1,000-mile tickets,
but will continue to sell them at $25. Conduet-
ors, however, have been instructed to take out
but 272 miles for a passage between Cincinnati
and East St. Louis, the mileage beirg 339. In
order to comply with the provision of the inter-
State commerce law, no more than 272 miles
will be taken out for passage to any inter-
mediate point between Cincinnati and
East St. Louis. There is a bill pending
in the General Assembly providing for a general
reduction of passenger rates in Ohio to 2 cents a
mile. The action of trunk lines in voluntarily
reducing the price of certain classes of tickets to
the two-cent-a-mile basis seems to indicate that
passengers can be carried at a profit for 2 cents,
and coming just at this time will prove an im-
as influence in securing the passage of the
ill.

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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.—A very important de-
cision was rendered yesterday by Judge Gresham
in the Central Iowa Railroad foreclosure case.
A yearortwo ago a firm of extensive grain
shippers made a contract in Iowa with the Cen-
tral Iowa Railroad for certain rebates on
their shipments. When the foreclosure
proceediugs were begun they had a

claim of some $3,000 for such rebates and filed
an interveuing petition to have the Receiver of
the road directed to pay it out of the proceeds
ofasale and as against the mortgagees. The
Judge refused to allow it on the ground that the
statutes of Illinois prohibit discrimination by
railroads in this or any other way. Though the
contract was made in fTowa it was to be
enforeed in Illinois, and was illegal under the
law, no matter where made. Although the case
was expressly based on the Illinois law, yet it
seems the principle of the illegality of rebates can
be sustained under the common law irrespective
of statutory provisions. As far as known this
question has never been decided before.

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A NEW SUPERINTENDENT.

Detroit, Mich., Jan. 26.—President Me-
Millan of the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic
Railroad has appointed George T. Jarvis
Superintendent of that new enterprise, which is
now just on the point of completion. Mr. Jar-
vis is 28 years old, a graduate of the
Toronto University, and has had_ special
training for his new position through a
course in mechanical engineering at the Boston
School of Technology, practical work with the
Pennsylvania npeey and with the Mexican
Central, where he has attained the rank of Di-

vision Superintendent, a position which he now
holds. He will assume his new duties Mareh 1.

EXPORT RATES REDUCED,
CHIcAGo, Jan. 26.—The Export Commit-
tee of the Central Traftic Association to-day re-

duced the present export rates about 3 cents a
hundred. The new rates are:

To Provisions. Lard.
BAVOTMOD is cck dives sade<s 40 38
London :
Glasgow 5
Bristol, Avonmouth....50
Rotterdam 49
Amsterdam ..............50
Hamburg 4

Corn.
82%
33
35

Flour.

50

Antwerp aa
The reduction is to take effect immediately.

STILL A DEFICIENCY.
ALBANY, Jan. 26.—The report of the
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad for the

quarter ended Dec. 31 shows gross earnings of
$164,625 and a deficiency from operating ex-
penses of $28,557. The same quarterin 1886
gave gross earnings, $151,413 and deficiency,
$45,331.

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NOTES OF VARIOUS INTERESTS.

Boston, Jan. 26.—T. Jefferson Coolidge has
been elected President of the Boston and Lowell
Road, in place of F. L. Higginson, who was found
to be ineligible.

St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 26.—The Bee Line has re-
turned to the old system of selling two-thousand-
mile tickets at $20 to applicants. D. B. Martin, the
General Passenger Agent, has just issued instruc-
cions to take effect atonce, Ohio roads have issued
two-thousand-mile tickets at the twenty-dollar rate
within the limit of the State, but the Bee Line ad-
vances a step, tickets being goodin Illinois, Indiana,
and Ohio.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.—Presidents Hughitt and
Cable of the Northwestern and the Rock Island
to-day addea General Manager Stone of thé Burling-
ton and Koswell Miller of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paulto their committee, and then invited
in General Managers Chappell of the Alton, Jeffries
ofthe Illinois Central, and Receiver McNulta of
ths Wabash for a general conference on Western
passenger matters. The three latter represent the
outside reads, and the committee labored with them
all the afternoon to induce them to join the associa-
tion end avert a threatened war. No decision was
reached, and the couference will be resumed to-
morrow.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 26.—The Nebraska South-
ern Railway Company filed articles of incorporation
with the Secretary of State yesterday. he inucor-
porators are Missouri Pacific parties. The capital
stock is $6,000,000. The route is through Nuckols.
Webster, Franklin, Harlan, Phelps, Gasper, Fron-
tier. Lincoln, Hayes, Kent, and Cheyenne Counties,
with the right to build branch lines.

a
REPUBLICAN ENROLLMENT TO-DAY.
An enrollment of all the Republican

voters of the city who have not been enrolled

since Jan. 1,1885, will take placein all the Assem-
bly districts except the Eighth to-day, between
$A. M. and 10 P. M., at the respective district
headquarters, The Republican enrolling officers
and inspectors of election who served at the last
annual election are to act as enrolling officers.

The degree of republicanism requisite to the

right of enrollment will exist in such as are

qualified voters in the district who voted for

Blaine and Logan, or, failing that, who voted for

Republican candidates at the last State election.

As to the Eighth Assembly District, resolutions

calling for a re-enrollment of ail the Repub-
licans of the district were adopted at a meeting
of the County Committee on Jan. 17, and a com-
mittee was appointed to supervise the re-enroll-
ment. This will take place at three ses-
sions of the committee to be held at Wal-
halla Hall, 48 Orchard-street. The first
session will be held this afternoon from 4 to 10
o’clock, and the remaining two will be held Mon-
day and Tuesday next at the same piace and
during the same hours. This will be the first
general evroliment of Republicans since 1884,
and nearly all the present members of the or-
ganization will be required to come up the office
and declare themselves. In some few instances
the district committees have held enrolling
meetings since Jan. 1,1885, but in the great
majority of instances the enrolling has only
been that of new arrivals in the district's re-
spectively, and there has not been a re-enroll-
ment of older members.

PERE ISTE Pee
THE BOOKMAKERS’ TOURNAMENT.

The fifth game of the bookmakers’ cushion
carrom tournament was played between Dave
Johnson and Tom Childs at the Columbia Rooms
last night. Childs, who had to make 120 points
to Johnson’s 150, backed himself at odds of
$100 to $97 before he picked up hig cue. Big

bets were noted at evens and at slight odds on
Childs, but when Johnson made some good runs
and threated to upset all calculations big odds
were waged the other way. Again the betting
shifted when Childs neared his limit and two
bets of $1,000 to $100 and one of $200 to $25
were staked that Johnson would be beaten
Seventy-three innings were played and Childs
won by a score of 120 points to 137 points for
Johnson. The victor’s average was 1 47-73.
Childs make the best run, 16, though Johnson
made 10 once und 7, 8, and 9 repeatedly. To-
night John Reeves, 170 points, and Charles
Davis, 150 points, will play.

THEY MISS MR. STIMSON.

LITTLE WORK DOING AT THE METRO-

*POLITAN MUSEUM ART SCHOOLS.

John Ward Stimson, formerly Superin-
tendentof the Metropolitan Museum Art Schools,
at Third-avenue and Forty-ninth-street, received
official notice yesterday from Acting Chairman
W. C. Prime of the Executive Committee that
that body, at its meeting the night before, had
ratified the action of the sub-committee in dis-
missing Mr. Stimson from the Superintendency of
the schools. Mr. Prime added that the decision

of the committee was matter of regret to him
personally, but that it was made necessary by
Mr. Stimson’s refusal either to withdraw his
letter or make apology to Mr. Hoe, and must
be regarded as final. The pupils of the school
are not disposed to accept the dictum of the
Executive Committee as final, and an appeal
from the decision of the committee probably
will be taken before the full Board of Trustees
with a view to settling Mr. Stimson’s legal
status in the premises. Mr, Stimson deprecates
a resort to any such measures. He is tired of
the whole contention and says now that he
would not resume the Superintendency under
any circumstances. He has received considera-
ble encouragement as to his plan of startinga
new school from some wealthy New-Yorkers
who are heartily in sympathy with his ideas
concerning industrial art education. Mr. Stim-
son says that most encouraging® promises of
support for any start he may make in this di-
rection come from a wealthy brother and sister,
whose names are well known in New-York
society, but whose identity he did not feel at
liberty to disclose. D. Willis James has written
to Mr. Stimson assuring him of his confidence
and help.

Atthe school yesterday confusion reigned.
Since Mr. Stimson retired the sculpture] class
has not been able to do any satisfactory work,
and the students of this branch consider that
their money and time are likely to be wasted.
Great indignation prevailed among the pupils in
vonsequence of the bhigh-handed behaviour of
Chairman Robert Hoe, who called at the schools
in the morning. Mr. Hoe had some angry words
with Mr. Cassidy, the landlord, and while the
two were squabbling a telegram was brought in
addressed to the Chairman of the committee ap-
pointed to receive the answer of the Executive
Committee to the petition of the pupils that Mr.
Stimson be restored. Itis asserted that Mr. Hos
roughly snatched this telegram and put it into
his pocket, refusing to give it up to the proper
parties. Mr. Hoe carried the telegram away
with him.

The pupils held an indignation meeting last
night at tie residence of Prof. William H. Good:
year, Curator of Paintings of the Metropolitan
Museum. Mr. Stimson was greeted with a round
ot applause. Prof. Goodyear said that his en-
deavors to give all the pupils notice of the meet
ing had been obstructed by Mr. Hoe. The ob.
ject of their coming together, he said, was te
approve aseries of resolutions which had been
drafted by himself and which bore upon the
action of the Executive Committee in discharg-
ing Mr. Stimson from the position of Superin-
tendent of the school, and which the pupils were
desired to sign in their individual capacity.

The resolutions demand that, Mr. Stimson’s
dismissal being due, not to any action of the
Trustees, but merely to that of the Executive
Committee, the matter of his reinstatement be
considered by the whole body of 25 Trustees.
The adverse action of the Executive Committee,
on Wednesday night, on a petition addressed
through them to the whole Board of Trustees is
pronounced so unjust as to furnish ground for
suit to determize its legality. The daily news-
papers of New-York are requested, in case of
such adverse action by the whole board, to act
as agents for the receipt of funds to provide re-
—— for George Chalmers aud Roscoe Conk-
ling.

Prof. Goodyear said that he purposed to de-
liver a lecture on “The Lotus Flower in Art” for
the benefit of Mr. Stimson. The proposition for
a@ subscription for Mr. Stimson’s benefit was the
gistof the whole matter. Then Mr. Goodyear
electrified the meeting by saying that
Chairman Hoe had been almost as badly treated
by others as Stimson had been by Hoe himself.
Mr. Hoe had undertaken a triangular duel. “ Mr.
Hoe,” said Prof. Goodyear, “says he has a
friendship for Mr. Stimson, and I have a friend-
ship for Mr. Hoe.”

Mr. Stimson then addressed the meeting and
said that he did not want any damages and did
not want to sue anybody. All he desired was a
public expression by the pupils of the wrongs
done to themseives and to him. He was content
to rest until the Autumn and then start.a new
school,

The meeting finally resolved that if the money
received by subscription was found to be insuf-
ficient to bring legal proceedings, or if, after it
was raised, legal proceedings were found to be
inexpedient, 1t should be applied to the assist-
ance of Mr. Stimson’s new school.

PARES OS SENS SAS
PERSONAL INTELLIGENOE.
Miss Emma Juch is at the Hotel Vendome.

H. B. Ledyard and Ashley Pond of Detroit
are at the Windsor Hotel.

Dr. James P. Kimball,
Mint, is at the Glenham Hotel.

Ex-Goy. Charles Foster of Ohio and Lloyd
Lowndes of Maryland are atthe St. James Hotel.

M. E. Ingalls, President of the Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway
Company is at the Hotel Brunswick.

Ex-Senator William Pinkney Whyte of
Maryland, Julius Dexter of Cincinnati, and ex-
Congressman Wiliam A. Russell of Massachu-
sette are at the Fifth-Avenue Hotel,

SS

A HIGH LICENSE MASS MEETING.
Chickering Hall has been engaged by the Citi
zens’ Committee on High License for a non-parti

san mass meeting on Monday evening, Feb. 6, in the
interest of the high license legislation now pending
in the Legislature. A representative number of
speakers, inciuding prominent Republicans. Demo-
crats, Independents, and representatives of other
interests have been engaged to address the mieet-
ing.

CHICAGO

Director of the

PRODUCE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.—Provisions continued to-
day in the upward movement developed Wednesday
after the bear raid on Pork. Finding the market
showed a disposition to recover quickly from forced
depressions, traders of all classes became free buy-
ers. Short covered freely, and even Baldwin, Sing-
er, and other leading and pronounced bears were
credited with comparatively liberal buying.
Hutchinson sold some Pork, and the Angio-Americ-
an Provision Company, (Fowler Brothers,) doubtless
dropped alittle of their late purchases. The Pork

holdings of the Fowlers have reached a suflicient
quantity to make them an important factor. Their
course and doings are closely watched, and open to
free comment. Their selling yesterday was the
feature of the trade. Higher prices were the rale of
the day,aud based on Wednesday’s final figures; Pork
rested at an improvement of 224¢., and Lard and
Short Ribs of 5c. In the trading Pork of course led
in interest, while May was the active option. For
May Pork sold from $14 35 up to $14 67, Lard from
$7 55 up to $7 60, and Short Ribs at $7 674@
$7 72%. Pork for the same month closed at $14 50,
Lard at $7 5742, and Short Ribs at $7 70. Nearer
deliveries stood at the close at €14 12% for January
and February Pork, $7 for January and February
Lard, $7 45 for January and February Short Ribs,
$14 274% for March Pork, $7 45 for March Lard, and
$7 55 for March Short Ribs. The general closing
was a@ strong one, though the demand was more lim-
ited than earlier in the day.

Wheat was at no time active, and the prevailing
tone was one of dullnessand weakness. May Wheat
opened at 81°%4c., or @ small fraction better than the
previous day closing price, but in the absence of
support, and as a result of the generally depressing
intlnence, a weakening setin, and there was a de-
cline to 815gc., after touching Sl7%gsc. early. The ad-
vancein Pork and stiffening up of Corn had a
bracing effect upon Wheat late in the day, and clos-
ing figures for the leading features stood as follows:
January and February at 75%¢.@75%c., March at
7644c.@76%v., May at 81%;¢.@8l7%sc., and June at
82.yc.@82%ec. Basedon Wednesday’s closing, this
Was an improvement for the day of 18¢.@ \e.

Corn was rather quiet, but at the same time a firm
tone prevailed in the market for future deliveries,
Fiuctuations were mainly in sympathy with pro-
visions, and the undertone was one of considerable
strength. The opening was a shade higher, and
after frequent changes within a range of 4c. the
closing on the late board was 4yc.@*ke. higher for the
day. Initial trades in May were at 53%sc., and the
extreme range 52%c.@53 sc... the narket closing at
2:30 P. M.at63c. January aud February closed at
48c,, March at 48 \c., and June at 53 \¢.

NR

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.—About 8,000 head of Cattle
arrived in the Chicago Stock Yards to-day, and, with
@ good general demand, the supply was pretty well
cleaned up by a comparatively early hour, though
there were some common lots that nobody appeared
to hanker after. Such Beeves as were worth $4 or ,
more were 5c.@10c. higher than on the day before,
and the buyers paid $5 50 for choice Cattie. Sev-
eral exporters were buying, as the supply of choice
Beeves was much larger than usual, and among
the Cattle that were bought to ship out alive at

$3 156@$5 50 there were numerous lots that sold
above $5. Two Virginians were buying Cattle to
fatten, and altogether the stocker and feeder trade
was more active at a range of $2@$3 50 for common
stockers to choice feeders, the demand showing con-
siderable lite. Prices stood follows: Fancy Beeves,
$5 60@$5 75; choice shipping Steers, $5@$5 50;
good fat shipping steers, $4 40@$4 95; common to
fair shipping Steers, $3 75@¢4 40; common to fair
dressed beef Steera, $4@$3 70; common to fancy
Bulls, $1 75@$3 50; fancy Cows, $3@$3 50; guod
to choice Cows and Heifers, $2 40@$2 90; poor to
medium Cows, $1 50@$2 35; stockers and feeders,
$2@33 60.

Receipts of Hogs continue light, only about 20.000
head arriving here to-day. City packers are taking
hold more freely than of late, and with smaller sup-
plies the market is tendiug upward, though the rise
is very gradual. Prices were largely 5c. higher to-
day, and the clesing was strong, all the de-
sirable lots being sold. Armour bought 4,000 Hoge
and Pigs, and over 11,000 head were taken in the
aggregate to slaughter here. Theestimated number

urchased tor shipmeht to Kastern markets reached

,000 head. Sales were made of mixed Hogs, aver-
aging 200 to 250 i., at $5 10@$5 50; heavy Hogs,
averaging 240 to 400 15., at $5 35@¢5 7; ligh
weights, averaging 140 to 200 t., at $4 90@S5 45,
and Pigs and culls, averaging 90 to 360 f.. at $4 50
@$4 90. The quality of the receipts was better than
usual and choice lots went otf well, one of the large

ackers, Who has been bearish in his views for @

ong time, competing successfully with the Bostom
shippers for the best.

MR. KELLOGG’S FREE HAND

A. WORD PIOCIURE
PAINE FOR THE EXPERTS.
DRS. HAMILTON AND MACDONALD ON
THE OLD MAN’S MENTAL CAPACITY
—A FRIEND OF THE PRINCE OF SIAM.

Drs. Allan McLane Hamilton and Alex-
ander E. Macdonald were called as experts for
the plaintiff in the Paine-Dunn suits yesterday.
The picture that Mr. Kellogg drew of Granda-
father Paine for their particular benefit was
something like this:

A man who, in 1882, was between 88 and 89
years ofage. He had not been engaged in any
business fora number of years. His eyesight
was so imperfect that he could not read or
write his signature except when guided. .He
could not distinguish his wife from his niece at
times, or one person from another. He could
not walk without being attended or directed in
his footsteps. He was not suffered by his friends
and relatives to go unattended anywhere. He
needed and received the constant attention
and services of an attendant. He oe-
cupied a room by himself and not with
his wife. He was not suffered to sleep
in a ropm alone, except as watched over

py his attendantin an adjoining room with the
door open. He usually awoke at 7:30 A. M.
His attendant, watching, enters the room, raises
the old than from the bed, helps him out of it,
takes oi his night clothes, dresses him, and
washes his tace and hands, brushes his teeth,
which are false, places them in bis mouth, leads
him to a chair or sofa, and makes him sit down.
Soon after he is assisted up, being too weak in
his limbs to arise unassisted, is led to an elevator
in the building made expressly for the purpose
of taking him down stairs. Then he is
conducted to the breaktast room and
placed in a chair and abibor napkin tied upon
bim. The attendant precures the old man’s
food, cuts it up, and at times feeds it to him.
The food consists mainly of oatmeal and milk.
After breakfast the old man is read to a while,
during which reading he sometimes goes to
sleep and seldom inakes any observation. Then,
attended and assisted to the carriage, he is taken
out for a drive, the attendant and one of the
family going with him. He rides for an bour
through the Park, and on returning to the house
is taken to his room and put to bed for an hour.
He is then amused either by reading or the teli-
ing of some story until luncheon time, when the
Same programme as at breakfast is repeated.
Afterluncheon another drive is taken after the
manner described. Returning, he goes to bed
with his clothes on and remains an hour. Upon
waking he 1s amused or read to until supper
time, when his meal is given to him in the same
way as his breakfast andiuncheon. He goes to
bed for the night about 8 o’clock.

He is indifferent to the calls of nature, his talk
is childish, he will ask the same questions over
and over again, although it has just been an-
swered. Ordinarily be talks little. All the
matters of the household and business affairs
are attended by an agent or by his wife or by
his wife’s nieces. Letters are written by them
and signed by him. In 1882 his wife’s niece had
engaged a house for rent at New-Canaan for the
Summer at the rate of $1,000 a year. When he
arrives there he insists upon paying $1,200 a
year. At the same time he offers a@ man, to
whom he is in nowise related and a comparative
stranger to him, a lot of landin New-York, worth
$6,000 or $7,000, as a present, saving, ** You can
have itif you build uponit.” His talk to his
landlady is upon foolish and trivial matters and
foolish and trivial subjects. In 1882 he was on
terms of affection with his only grandson and
lawtul heir and his daughter-in-law apd only
granddaughter. He was living in a house with
his second wife, who had been his first cousin,
and her two nieces, who were daughters of ter
sister, distantly related with his heirs. These
nieces and his wife were continually watch-
ing over him and seldom permitied any
person to see him aione. They were
unfriendly to his lawful heirs, talked unkindly
of them. A codicil to a will made by the old man
left his property to his wife, grandson, and
daughter-in-law, and on the same day a will
was made by his wife leaving practically all her
property, except $50,000, to her two nieces,
Within two or three months property valued at
something near $200,000 is deeded by the old
man to his wife, to whom he had already given
ahouse and lot in Fifty-third-street. She also
had other property. Im 1885 there were four
other conveyances of property directly to the
nieces. Tne effect of the conveyances was a loss
of property to the legitimate heirs without any
estrangement with them.

This picture, practically, is a summary of the
facts brought out on the trial, and they were
cleverly presehted in the form of hypothetical
auestions. The experts were asked what would
be the mental and physical condition of a man
like that described, and if he would be easily
influenced under the conditions described.

Dr. Hamilton said that the facts were evi-
dence that the mind wasin process of dissolu-
tion approaching dementia, and, consequently,
unabie to deal with anything that required
thorough judgment. There would be inability
to resist influences. The conditions described
are reasonably and clinically correct as indica-
tive of second childhood. Age alone did not
necessarily imply seniie decay.

Dr. Macdonald said that he would consider the
man described as a subject of mental decay and

OF MR.

more open to influences than a man of sound |

faculties.

Mrs. L. B. Rider of 773 Madison-avenue said
that sbe wasa daughter of John Paine’s old
partner, Mr. Burgess, She and her mother had
called on Mr. Paine in New-Canaan and here,
He did not recognize them hereon account of
impaired sight, and he seemed more feeble in
yoind and body than when they met him in the
eountry.

The plaintiff rested here.

@lmon Goodwin madean address forthe de-
fense which caused tears to drop from the eyes
of the Misses Dunn and their friends. There
Wasa misapprehension, the lawyer said, that
Grandfather Paine intended to disinherit his
grandson and that Mrs. Paine and her nieces had
sought to influence the old man. Every famlly,
he believed, hadits dark closet, with its skeletons
hanging in it, and the Paine family was no excep-
tion to the rule; but, without attacking anybody,
he hoped to ciear away the murky atmosphere
that enveloped this case, and show how a state
of things had been misconstrued. Old John
Paine, he said, spent over $1,000,000 on his
son William, and impaired the estate contrib-
uting to the support of others near and dear to
him. The property was further depleted by an
injudicious transfer. The final disposition of
the estate was but the execution of a precon-
certed planon the part of the owner, who, it
would be shown, was not in his second childhood,
but mentally sound, and capable of transacting
business about till his death. He was kind and
affectionate and generous. Mr. Goodwin read
several business letters received by Mr. Paine
during the period covered by the litigation in
order to show that he was not so far gone as to
be insensibie of consideration.

The first witness called for the defense was
Mrs. A. H. Leonowens, a native of Wales. She
Was permitted to tell a great deal about her life
a3 an authoress, teacher, and missionary in
Siam, and her personal reminiscences were not
uninteresting. She had known Mr. Paine since
1870 and visited his house here and in New-
port. She used to read books to and discuss
subjects with him and tell him about her ex-
periences abroad, greatly to his delight. To her
leminine understanding his apprehension was
Peainon roe rational. Once he told her that he

amented bitterly being rich, and said she was
unfortunate in being poor. He said his son
William had talent but no application, and his
life was wasted, He told her he liked her
lectures because they came to anend, He was
fond of a joke. She was with him once
when he met Tilden, and Mr. Paine, referring to
the election of 1876, said: ‘* Never mina, Mr. T1l-
den, you will get your reward.” Mr. Paine once
said he bad no concern about the future life; he
left it to God. Up to 1881 he read prayers regu-
jarly. In 1884 he gota telegram at the house,
and after reading it said: ‘* Willie telegraphs
that he has lost his pocketbook. That is too
thin.” Willie is the grandson who is the plaint-
iff in the suits, and asserts that he was disin-
herited. Mr. Paine wore glasses at that time
ae read with difficulty. He was weak in the
imbs.

Mrs. Leonowens said that she was always im-
pressed by Mr. Paine’s acute judgment. When
the Prinee of Siam was given a reception at
Mrs, Koita’s Mr. Paine paid the expense. The
Prince was a personal friend of the witness, and
when they met at the Fifth-Avenue Hotel the
royal son kissed her hand and embraced her be-
cause she had been a governess to his mother.
At the reception Mr. Paine was introduced to
tbe Prince and said: **I am very gladto see you;
Talways thought you a myth, butnow that [
hold your hand I know you are a reality.” Up
to 1884 she never considered Mr. Paine childish.
She did not see him after that. She never had
any business transaction with him. His con-
duct to his wife was always affectionate and she
was one of the most noble and unselfish women
the witness ever met.

John Paterson of 75 West Sixty-sixth-street
said that he made John Paine’s clothes for years,
and while he was suffering from old age he was
notirrational. ‘‘Why,” said the witness, ‘‘ we
talked farming, religion, and politics. He told
me, I remember, he would stand for Blaine no
matter who was against him.”

“Did you think it was an element of sanity be-
cause he was so persistent for Blaine ?” inquired
Mr. Kellogg on cross-examination.

“That was my view—i thought as he did.”

“Did you agree on religious subjects ?”’

“* Yes, Sir.”

“Did you ever cali on him ?”’

, “Once in 18583 I took some clothes to his
‘house ana he came into the parlor to meet me.”

“Then if he walked alone 1t was before 1883?”

“T guess it was.”

The case will be resumed to-day and froba-
‘ly will extend into next week.

FOR BALTIMORE’S POOR,

BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 26.—Mr. William T.
Walters of this city will open his galleries of paint-
ings on all Wednesdays from February to May, in-
clusive, on Saturdays during April, Easter Monday,
and the 22d of February for the benetit of the poor
ef the city. The admission money will be placed in
the hands of the Poor Association, and a large
amount is expected. Large additions have been
wade tothe galleries since the last public exhibi-

THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

BUT LITTLE DONE IN EITHER BRANCH
YESTERDAY.

ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 26.—When the Mill-
ion-Dollar State Prisons bill came up for final
passage in the Senate to-day Mr. Sloan, its in-
troducer, explained that statements that had
appeared in the newspapers showed a discrep-
ancy between the Controller's and Superintend-
ent of Prisons’ reports of the financial workings
ofthe prisons. He saia he believed that the
discrepancies were purely the result of different
styles of bookkeeping, that of the Controller
being of the nature of a bank account, omit-
ting many important items, such as Capi-
tal invested, materials on hand, open
accounts, &c. When full statements should
be presented he believed they would
be found to agree. But in the meantime
he thought the passage of the bill should be de-
layed pending action on the resolutions intro-
duced by Mr. Low requesting thorough tabu-
lated statements from both the Controller and
Superintendent of Prisons in regard to the
workings of the State prison system. These

resolutions were called up by Mr. Erwin and
passed, with the amendment that the Controller
be given five, instead of three, daysin which to
report. The bill was temporarily laid aside.

Mr. Fassett’s Quarantine Commission bill came
up in the regular order of business. Mr. Cantor
moved to lay it on the table until the informa-
tion requested of the Health Officer should have
been received. He was not opposed to progress-
ing the bill, but wanted full information. Mr.
Fassett was willing to allow time for full infor-
mation to be obtained, but suggested that the
bill be laid aside, instead of on the table, and
this course was adopted.

Among the bills introduced in the Assembly
were the following:

By Mr. Pierce—Increasing the salaries of Justices
of the Peace of Brooklyn to $5,090.

By Mr. Cantor—Providing that in case of an as-
signment the assignor or assignors shall state spe-
cifically the place at which business was carried on
and the kind of business at the time of the assign-
ment

The Assembly ceiling question debated yester-
day im the Senate caused talk in the Assembly
this morning at the beginning of the session,
when the examination resolution was returned,
with the Senate ‘amendments. Mr. Hadley
moved to non-concur and appoint a conference
committee. Mr. Hamilton, supporting the
motion, said the Assembly had no official infor-
mation that the ceiling was insecure and that
the Legislature should have such information
instead of hearsay to guide its action. If the
Governor possessed such information he should
communicate it to the Assembly. High-priced
eugineers were to be secured and men not
tamiliar with the work were proposed. The As-
sembly should go slow before moving out of the
room. It seenied to be an article of Democratic
taith that the Capitol must fail down.

Mr. Platt said that, while there was no docu-
mentary evidence, there was more substantial
proof. He openeda box and took therefrom
chips of stone weighing from two pounds to a
few ounces. “These,” said he, “ have fallen
from the ceiling. There is no danger of the ceil-
ing collapsing, but the contraction and ex-
pansion due to cold and heat causes the sand-
stone to chip. There is the same danger vhat
there would be trom a plaster ceiling; perhaps
not so much.” The State Engineer was pre-
pared to make a preliminary examination to
meet the difficulty involved in the chipping of
the ceiling. It was not necessary to take the
ceiling down as the Senate proposed.

Mr. Husted said that the ceiling was an un-
warranted experiment. A legislative mauso-
leum had been builtin order to give an archi-
tect, against the protest of engineers and the
Legislature, a chance to build the largest groined
stone ceiling in the world. Mr. Eidlitz was
made architect in Mr, Fuller’s place, and a mon-
strosity was created. Mr. Eidlitz now says he

vill no longer be responsible for the safety of
the ceiling. Commissioner Perry says it is un-
safe, and Gov. Hill says he will no longer be re-
sponsible. The Senate amendment was not ger-
mane, and the Senate should recede from its
action.

Mr. Burns offered a resolution that the Super-
intendent of Insurance negotiate a policy of
$25,000 on the life of each Assemblyman during
the session at the expense of the State. It was
read and dropped. The Assembly then non-
concurred in the Senate amendments, and the
resolution was sent back to the Senate.

Among the bills introduced to-day were the
following:

By Mr. Endres—Providing that no property be
exempt from levy and sale upon judgments for
services of femaie employes not exceeding $50, and
when a judgment is not satisfied the employer
against whom it is issued shail be committed to jail
or the debtor’s prison for not over 15 days.

By Mr. Hamilton—Providing for 13 female
Trustees for the New-York State Women’s Hos-
pital and an assistant board of 25 female members.

By Mr. McLaughlin—Fixing the salaries of Brook-
lyn Justices of the Peace at $5,000 annually.

By Mr. Wissig-—-Providing that in cities of over
50,000 inhabitants licenses may be issued by the
iixcise Commissioners without extra charge for the
sale of ale, beer, wine, and cider on Sundays from 5
to9 A. M. and froml1 P. M. toumidnight. (The Per-
sonal Liberty bill.)

By Mr. J. W. Smith—Authorizing the New-York
Controller, under the approval of the Board of Esti-
mute and Apportionment, to issue additional school-
house bonds not to exceed $2,000,000, for sites for
new schools, &c., andfor a new building for the
Board of Education.

sy Mr. Hayes—Allowing the New-York and
3rvoklyn elevated roads to make traffic contracts
with one another and with the Brooklyn Bridge
Trustees, and to fix reasonable fares, Connections
shail be made by the Bridge Trustees within a rea-
sonable time.

By Mr. Husted—Amending the New-York charter
by authorizing the New-York Fire Commssioners to
appoint members of the police force, retired in whole
or part from service, or those in active service, to
serve in theatres to prevent fires. Owners, lessees,
and managers of places of amusement shall pay $2
per day tor each person detailed to the Fire Depart-
ment relieffund. The board may also appoint one
or more such persons upon application of the man-
ager and the paymeutof $10 for special service at
any entertainment.

By Mr. Saxton—Amending the Constitution by
providing that upon certification of the -ourt of
Appeals to the Governor of tie crowded state of the
calendar he shall appoint seven Supreme Court Jus-
tices to form a second partof the Courtof Appeals
to try cases assigned them by the Court of Appeals.

By Mr. Morgan—Amending section 196 of the
New-York Consolidation act by making a city charge
the legal expenses of a Police Justice in proceedings
for his removal in which he was successful.

Mr. Husted’s bill prohibiting the sale of liquors
within 200 feet of county fairs was read, and
Mr. Platt, in supporting it, said it was the first
temperance bill of the session. The women and
children who attend such fairs are entitled to
this protection, Mr. Finn said the bill inter-
fered with the operations of the existing excise
laws. Mr. T. D. Sullivan said that temperance
societies would be organized as agricultural
fairs in cities. Mr. Blumenthal feared that in
cities horticultural exhibitions might be put
under its provisions, thus interfering with
licenses granted by the city.

Mr. Husted said that even in New-York no in-
justice could come from the biil because the sale
of liquor was already prohibited in New-York on
election day. Mr. John Martin feared that
business about horticultural fairs in the Ameri-
can Institute and the Metropolitan Opera House
mighc be affected. The bill was passed—yeas
80, nays 29.

In both houses tributes were paid to the mem-
ory of Col. C. C. B. Walker of Corning, and both
houses formally adjourned out of respect to his
memory.

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EXPENSES IN LONDON AND NEW-YORKE.
To the Editor of the New-York Times:

I have been much amused at reading in your
edition of to-day an Englishman’s comparison of the
cost of living in New-York and London as written
by him to the London Figaro. IY also am from Eng-
land, having come across to spend the Winter here,
and I think I may venture to say am an unprejudiced

observer, and, therefore, my opinion and observa-
tions generally may be of some interest to others,
While agreeing unreservedly in an Englishman’s
estimation that your tiats cannot compare in com.
fort with our houses in any way, I am compelied in
common fairness to put him and your citizens gen-
erally right as to the cost of living.

First, he states that a 13-room house cost him
£65 ($325) yearly. It must be obvious toany one
with any knowledge of London that a house of this
size aud rental means oneina suburb and not in
London proper. This may easily be but 30 minutes
trom the Bank of England by train, but in fairness
this should have been stated, as doubtless many
flats in Brooklyn, New-Jersey, and surround
ing districts could be had for one-quarter
the rental mentioned—£370 ($1,850) for a 12-
roomed fiat. Ihave one inas gooda neighborhood
as could be desirea close to Central Park and below
Fifty-ninth-street for $60 monthly, and had no ditii-
culty in procuring it without having to go on the
fourth tloor. Doubtless an Englishman has gone into
an expensive mansion. Then, he takes no notice of
rates and taxes, which ina sixty-five pound house
woulda come to, with water rate, at least £20,
($100.) His next item (servants’ wages) is
approximately correct. The item of house expenses
it’s difficult to arrive at. Giving his figures of the
difference of costs of the enumerated articles it
should come to twice as much as in London, but he
makes a difference of £10 ($50) only in this item.
But he quotes absurd prices for clothes, such asa
dress suit, £20, ($100;) boots, £2 10s., ($12:) hat,
£2,($10;) gloves, 10s., ($2 50,) and other articles in
proportion, whereas, I need scarcely say, any of
them can be purchased for one-half these prices.
The next line is that of education. He must be very
fastidious if not satisfied with the excellent free
schools provided by your Government and which I
have had very great pleasure in examining the
working of. In the matter of ladies’ and children’s
dress, £240, ($1,200,) this sum without doubt would
go twice as far in England as it would in this
country, but he puts it down the same
thus admitting his estimate of the enhanced
prices quoted as being wrong. The dif-
terence of costof aseasidetrip Ihave hadno ex-
perience about, and it’s scarcely a seasopable one
just now, but there are many things he might have
pamedinfavor of the old country which are omit-
ted. Coal there is half the price. Gas is 60 per
cent. cheaper. Bread is lower, (although the flour
is principally from America,) as all things which

our tariff renders almost prohibitive, but if

require a pot of jam or marmalade I find
its English and have to pay for it accordingly,
and if our taxes are high we have the luxury of
finding clean and well-paved streets, and not those
that would be considered a disgrace to a fourth-rate
Continental city.

NEW-YORK, Saturday, Jan. 21, 1888.

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THE SAN FRANOISCO EXCHANGE.
San Francisco, Jan. 26.—Drafts —Sight, 15
cents; telegraphic, 25 cents.

GENERALTELEGRAPH NES\

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CANDIDATE MNULTA.
HE CONDUCTS HIS CANVASS ON ORIGINAL
LINES.

_ CuicaGo, Jan. 26,.—Receiver McNulta of
the Wabash is conducting his canvass for the
Republican Gubernatorial nomination on orig-
inal lines. To begin with he came out boldly
some months ago and announced that he
was a candidate. Then he began writing let-
ters dwelling upon that fact. Recently he
has addressed a letter to several hundred of his
political friends through the State with a view
to ascertaining his standing as a candidate
among them. In this letter he says:

“Will you kindly give me such information as

oucan about what is being done by tife Repub-

icans in your county in reference to the Guber-
natorial nomination? Who, in your opinion
will be their first and who their secon

choice? With any facts that will tend to
show what will probably be the will
ot the party there. I will esteem a full reply as an
important favor, and if you desire it, J will regard it
as strictly confidential. My time has been too much
occupied to give much personal attention to my
candidacy, and I would not if I could, go into
personal solicitation for votes or infiuence, but hav-
ing allowed my name to be announced by the press
as a candidate, I feel that I should give some at-
tention to it.”

After ailuding to the organized eftorts in his
behalf Gen. McNulta conciudes with this:

“Yo secure fuller and more reliable information I
have concluded to address a private personal letter
to you, and also to a few other leading Republicans
in different parts of the State, I will thank
you for a full and (frank = reply, giv-
ing the facts exactly as they appear to
you, whether they be favorable or unfavorable, and
whether you favor my nomination ornot. If, how-
ever, you do favor my romination, I assure you
that I will appreciate anything that you may be
pleased to do to secure it, and that I will bear
no feeling or ill-will should your judgment lead you
in another direction. The nomination would be value-
jess to me unless it be given by the untrammeled
ioe of our party, and for that reason I feel at

iberty to write to you as [ do.”

It is said that 200 replies to this letter have
been received, none of which express positive
opposition to the Warrior of the Wabash, and
many favoring him. It 1s furthermore said that
one of Gen. McNulta’s chief opponents, Joseph
Fifer, is receiving hearty backing from the Chi-
cago and Alton Railroad, the attorney of which
he is, that line being at war with the Wabash.

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THE

WHISKY POOL.
RECENT ADVANCE IN PRICES
THINGS UNPLEASANT.

LovursviLtz, Ky., Jan. 26.--Last Fall,
before the opening of the distilling season, meet-
ings were held of nearly all the distillers of the
State to devise means of relieving the over-
crowded market. The result of these meetings
was the drawing up of an iron-clad agreement,
the signers of which pledged themselves not to
produce any whisky during the 1887-8 season.
Probably 50 of the distillers in the State affixed
their signatures, but 10 or 12 declined to
go into the anti-production pool. All went well

until the recent advances in the price of
whisky, when some of the signers became rest-
less, and are regretting thatthey signed. Since
the advance, which makes it so evident that im-
mense profits could be realized on whiskies
made in 1888, those who are running
have taken advantage of this state of
things, and have still further increased
their distilling capacity, and if they continue to
hold out will no doubt realize handsome profits
on the year’s work. Some of the members even
go sotar asto threaten to violate their agree-
mentunless something can be done to restrain
those that are now running, and it is feared
that a disruption of the association is imminent.
So strong is the feeling of dissatisfaction that
it becume necessary to calla meeting of the as-
sociation, which was held yesterday. Thosein at-
tendance at the meeting were Messrs. M. V.
Monarch and R. Monarch of Owensborouch,
W. 8S. Barnes of Lexington, R. & Cum-
mins of Coon Hollow, R. N. Wathen
Lebanon, E. J. Curley of Jessamine County,
“ Buffalo” Miller, the highwine pool man,
of Illinois; James Levy of Cincinnati, A. Vannes,
W. C. Biles of Cincinnati, W. 8. Hume of Silver
Creek, Thomas 8. Moore of Bardstown, and some
others. They were in star chamber ses-
sion all afternoon and until late in the evening,
but declined to say anything of their action.
One of the members said after the meeting here
that pressure of an irresistible kina would
be brought to bear on the outsiders to compel
them to shut down; 1f this should fail, a kind of

MAKES

| boycott, by which retailers would be induced to

stop buying their production, would probably be
put in force.
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THE WAGE QUESTION.
RAILROAD SUPERINTENDENTS CONSID-
ERING THE MATTER.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 26.—The Superintend-
ents of the various divisions on the Pennsyl-
vania Company’s lines west of Pittsburg are
holding a conference on the wage question.
They are taking up the demands or petitions of
the dissatisfied employes one by one, and to
each they are giving the most careful consider-
ation. Among those present are <A. B.
Starr, Superintendent’ of the Pittsburg
Division of the Fort Wayne’ Road;
Assistant Superintendent Oo D. Baws

J.8. Morris, Superintendent of the Toledo Di-
vision; William Kemple, Superintendent of the
Erie and Ashtabula, and John Thomas, Superin-
tendent of the Cleveland and Pittsburg line.
The object of the conference is to get an inter-
change of opinion on the wage question, and if
possible adjust it in a manner that will be satis-
lactory both tothe company and tothe men, ‘“ It
may take a couple of days to arrive at a
conclusion,” said a prominent official of the read
yesterday, ‘“‘but when the matter Is settled
we hope that such trouble will have been ended
forever. The men will be granted certain con-
cessions, although all of their demands will not
be acceded to. However, [think they will be
satisfied with what we offer them.”

**What will be the nature of the concessions ?”
“Ob, that would be telling tales. You see the
company’s answer to the men will have to be
very carefully worded so that it will be per-
fectly understooa. Hence, to givea hint in ad-
vance would be simply to anticipate our work,
and, perhaps, cause further trouble among the
men, who might misconstrue the whole matter.”

From another source it was learned that a
12% per cent. advance will be granted all
around; that the running of double-headers will
be curtailed as much as possible, if not abol-
ished altogether, and that the Chicago scale
will be paid to all the yardmen in the Pennsyl-
vania Company’s employ.

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THE CARLOAD LOT CASES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26,—In the hearing in the
carload lot cases this morning Markham Staples,
one of the New-York agents’ of the: Erie Road, and
John Walsh, freight agent at Pier 19 North River,
were examined as to the details of freight handling
and transfers at New-York, and particularly as to
the riverand harbor service and the cost of the
same. During the afternoon session A. J. Geer,
General Freight Agent of the Pennsylvania

Company at New-York, was examined, as were
also Samuel J. Barclay, transfer agent of the
sane company at Mantua, Penn, and Col.
Norman M. Smith, transfer agent at
Pittsburg. Each testified in detailas to the meth-
ods of handling freight at points under their super-
vision, the cost of handling certain quantities and
lines of goods as compared with the cost of handling
greater or less quantities. The testimony tended to
show that the cost of receiving, transporting, and
delivering small quantities of miscellaneous treight
was comparatively much greater than the cost of
handling carload lots. Nathan Guilford, Gen-
eral Traffic Manager of the New-York Central Com-
pany at New-York, who was also Chairmanof the

lassification Committee which prepared the pres-
ent schedule, testified that in its preparation the
committee not only sought to do justice to the rail-
road companies, but exercised its best judgment as
to the needs and wishes of shippers. They had con-
sidered the suggestions and requests of some thovu-
sands of shippers which had been submitted in
writing, and, in the opinion of the committee, had
dealt fairly and justly by all concerned. :

pnp ae TSS
THE LEAGUL SOHEDULE.

PITTSBURG, Penn., Jan. 26.—The Schedule
Committee of the National Baseball League con-
cluded its work last night and the members left for
their homes, Nothing could be elicited from the
committee as to how the schedule had been made

up, and nothing will be known until after it has
been subinitted to the League meeting in the Spring.
itis known, however, that each club will play 126
games—63 at home and 63 in other cities—and that
the season will begin on the 26th of April and close
on or about Oct. 138. A true draft of the schedule
Without the names of the clubs contesting will be
sent to the American Association Committee in
order that there may be as few conflicting dates in
Philadelphia as possible. .

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CREDITED TO CONSCIENCE.

ALBANY, Jan, 26.—The State’s general fund is
$150 richer than the State Treasurer estimated that
it would be. Yesterday Deputy State Treasurer
Danforth opened the mail. Within an envelope, ad-
dressed in a cramped and disguised hand and post-
marked Albany, he found two bills of currency, one
of the denomination of $100 and the other of $50.
There was also halfa sheet of note paper, on which
was written, in the samé hand and almost illegibie,
the following:

“State Treasurer Fitzgerald: Please credit ‘ Citi.
zen’ in your annual report as due State. Please
make no other acknowledgment.” The amount was
entered as * conscience money” and turned over to
the general fund.

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A CENTENARIAN’S DEATH.
Utica, N. Y., Jan. 26.—Mrs. Anna Parinlee,
who was born in Vermont, April 29, 1784, died to-
day near Clinton, in this county, on the second an-

niversary of the death of a maiden sister, Thankful
Stanton, aged 99 years, who lived with her. Other
members of the family were long lived. Mrs. Parm-
lee lived in the town of Paris until 1809, when she
removed to the place where she died.

THE UNEQUAL SCHOOL TAX.

HOW THE STATE BENEFITS BY THE
BURDEN ON NEW-YORK.

ALBANY, Jan. 26.—Because New-York
City has such valuable real and personal prop-
erty, it does not follow that she should have to
pay, within about $300,000, half as much as the
rest of the State for public education. Her pop-
ulation is less than a third that of the entire
State, and on that ratio she draws from the fund
into which her great contribution is placed less
than one-fifth of the total. St. Lawrence County
derives the greatest benefit from the fund.
Though New-York’s population is but thirteen
times greater than that of this county, still she
is assessed sixty times as much for the support
of the schools, and receives in return but a
fraction more than nine times as much.

But four counties in the State, outside of New-
York, receive from the school fund less than
they are assessed for it. These are Albany,
Kings, Montgomery, and Westchester. Kings
and Westchester bear the brunt, however, re-
ceiving less than they pay by $40,000 and
$20,000 respectively. Herewith is given a table
showing the amount of school tax paid, the
amount received by the several counties, and
the increases (in round figures) over what they

ay:

* Amount
More

Than
Paid.

School Tax

Received by
Paid.

Each County.
€5R8,087 25
42,747 23
49 080 94
50,566 84
57,627 64
31,897 27
37,837 57
839,578 67
34,608 82
24,046
43,207
52,634 5
146,621
28,761
28,554
24,379 2
23.776 5
25,080
4,104
35,340
68,661
28,146
30,566 ¢
21,777 2s 36,526 ¢
94.560 95,452 ¢
28,707 6 38,838
63,960 87,427
69,592 87,308
e«e $23,328 37,195
47,249 60,017
16,298 23,380
26,021 59,877
45,809
10,798
55,551
75,298
22,095
16,951
74,580
43,574
16.924
27,987
15,930
21,129
66,903
86,001
26,352
28,109
28.270
56,482 20
21,086 35
39,754 06
39,054 04

Counties.
Allegany

Chemung... wa
Chenango..........

C.inton 249,000

2,000
12,000
28,000

Cortland
Delaware
Dutchess .......... 48,985 &

a eee
Franklin,
Fulton

11,560
8,828
9,222

Hamilton
Herkimer ...
Jefferson..... 22,000
19,000
3,000
15,000
1,000
10,000
24,000
18,000
5,000
23.000
7,000
33.000
21,000
2,000
7,000
9,000
9,000
2,000
48,000
18,000
2.000
18,000
8,000
5,000
41,000
17,000
21,000
15,000
12,000
29,000
14,000
15,000
12,000

Livingston
Madison
Monroe
Niagara
Oneida
Onondaga
Ontario
Orange
Orleans....
Oswego....
Otsego
Putnam....
TSUSGRS sg iccwncedac
Rensselaer .
Richmond.
Rockland oS
St. Lawrence..... y
Saratoga
Schenectady
Schoharie

Schuyler

Seneca...

Steuben

65
14
16
81
00
94
25
28
55
62
76
81
80
82
63
76
Tompkins.......... 09
Ulster

24.751 29
27,945 03
Wyoming... . 16.415 28 26,629,58 10,000
Yates 13,993 89 16,626 09 8,000
The county of Erie, with the Queen City of the
Lakes, Buffalo, receives aid from the metropolis
for the support of her schools. So also does
Monroe County, with the Flour City, Roches-
ter. New-York County pays toward the educa-
tion of the youth of the rest of the State $963,-
648, which is athird more than is returned to
her fromthe total she pays. These are the five
couuties that receive less than they pay: por
ard
Amount in Excess
Tax Paid. Received. of Receipt.
$1,650,605 91 $688,958 63 $963,648
376.3238 67 336,501 13 40,000
90,612 74 69,291 389 20,000
Albany 95,26694 94,137 91 1,000
Montgomery... 26,26540 26,113 10 100

Se eS See
THE COST OF PAVEMENTS.
To the Editor of the New-York Times:

In alate reported conversation the Com-
missioner of Pubiic Works said there was
needed 417,571 yards of pavement with con-
crete foundation, at a cost of $5 per yard. This
is, probably, a higher price than is paid else-
where for the same pavement. In 1885 investi-
gations made in Philadelphia, Boston, and
Providence showed that the prices in those cities
were considerably less than here, and that the
pavement in use in Westminster-street, Provi-
dence, was regarded as the best among those
examined. Itis of block and concrete, similar

to that now in usein Fifth-avenue, except that
the blocks in the former are better stone, harder,
and possibly a little longer; the thickness of the
concrete foundation is about the same; it was
laid in 1880, and save that the surface of the
blocks are worn, is now, as to evenness, in as
good condition as ever. In New-York the cost
was about $4 86, and iu Providence $3 22—
difference $1 64 per yard. The same work
ought to be done here for, say, $3 80 per yard,
which would make a saving upon Gen. Newton’s
estimate of $501,085 20.

For 439,111 yards the commission recom-
meuds a square stone block without any founda-
tion, unless a thin layer of loose gravel over the
surface soil of the street may be regarded asa
foundation; for this he would pay $2 70 per
yard, a very high price for an unsatisfactory
makeshift. This kind of pavement in many in-
stances does not retain an even surface fora
month, and often becomes uneven in a week,
particularily in streets where there is heavy
traffic. 1s it not very poor economy to adopt a
system which compels repairs to commence
within a short time after the work has been
completed! In “tities of other countries, large
or smnall, such an unbusinesslike expedient is
unknown. Abroad durability and even surface
are the two great considerations, andin London,
Paris, Berlin, and Vienna experiments are con-
stantly being made for the purpose of accom-
plishing these two results.

My own belief is that if reasonable efforts
Were made by contractors away from New-York
the question of zood pavements for a fair price
would be solved, and that possibly the 846,682
yards now needed, with all concrete foundation,
could be procured for $3 80 per yard, which
would make a total of $3,217,391 60, against
Gen. Newton's estimate, for both kinds, of
$3,273,454 70, thus saving to the city
$56,063 10, * RUSH ©. HAWKINS.

NEW-YoORK, Monday, Jan. 23, 1888,

ESSE a a
CHINESE GAMES OF CHANCE,
Fan-tan and boc-hop-bu, two games of
chance in which the Chinese in New-York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and other
American cities are greatly interested, were
described last night in a paper read by Stewart
Culin of Philadelphia before the Numismatic
and Archeological Society of this city. Mr.

Culin evidently had devoted considerable time
to a study of these and other Chinese gambling
games, for, as he very cleverly and clearly ex-
plained how tho games were played, he produced
the various implements used in them. He never
had a more attentive or a more thoroughly in-
terested audience, and at the close of his reading
he was very Warmly thanked by the society.
Among those who listened to Mr. Culin’s disser-
tation were Daniel Parish, Jr., President of the
society; D. L. Walter, John M. Dodd, Charies H.
Wright, Lyman H. Low, and Isaac Meyer of
Philadelphia,

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BRUTALLY TREATED BY ROBBERS.

HUNTINGDON, Penn., Jan. 26.—About 1 o'clock
this morning three masked men entered the humble
hut of Henry Merritts, an old woodsman, in Hender-
son Township, and demanded to be shown where his
supposed wealth was concealed. For several years
Merritts has been engaged in the lumbering busi-
ness, and he had accumulated about $4,000, which

was secreted in the basement of his dwelling. His
assailants bound and gagged him, ard, failing in
their efforts to extort a confession by these means,
they held his bare feet to the fire and otherwise mal-
treated him in a most shocking manner. Finally he
became unconscious, and his assailants left him and
searched the hut for his hidden wealth. Beneath
the fiooring they found over $1,500 hiddenina flour
sack, but this was all they secured, as the other
money velonging to him was hidden a sbort distance
from the house, Merritts was found this morning,
still bound and gagged, and owing to his advanced
years it is thought that the malireatment he received
will result in his death.

—

ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—The President to-day
issued an order directing the relief of Major William
Ludlow, Corps of Engineers, as Engineer Commis-
sioner of the District of Columbia, and detailing
Major Charles W. Raymond, Corps of Engineers,

now on duty in this city, to succeed him.

The extension of leave of absence granted Second
Lieut. William S, Scott,
further exteuded one month. Permission hag been
given for the admission of Capt. William Falck, (re-
tired,) to the Army and Navy Hospital at Hot
Springs, Ark.

*he Dolphin arrived at Key Wost this morning.
The Trenton has been hauled out of dry dock at
New-York and will be put in readiness for a cruise
to the Pacific. Itis expected that the Atlanta will
be put in the New-York ary dock in a few days,
prior to her departure for the West Indies.

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WITH SHIPWRECKED CREWS.

The Atlas Line steamship Atlas, from Kings-
ton, yesterday brought A. Petersen, the mate, and
eight of the crew of the bark Nordenskjold, which
wont ashore at Jpcmelon Jan.1. The bark was a

total loss. She was bound from Havre for Jacmel
with a general cargo,

The Manhattan, trom Havana, had four of the
crew of the American schooner Gussie Bishop.
which was wrecked on the Colarado reefs on Jan.
10. She was bound from the San Bias coast tor
New-York. She was @ small schooner of 96 tons
burden, and was oulit at Lunenburg in 1884. She
was commanded by J. Miller, :

Washington

Counties,
New- York
Da” Ee
Westchester....

ActoHorn Cimes, Frivay, January

First Cavalry, has been |

27, 1888,
CITY AND SUBURBAN NEWS

oa

NEW-YORK.

Petitions in fovor of the high license bills
are being circulated in the Cotton Exchange.

Charles Dickens will read ‘* Dr. Marigold”
and “ Bardell vs. Pickwick” at Chickering Hall
this afternoon.

Bishop Potter wi!l preach and administer
the rite of confirmation on Sunday evening at
St. Ambrose’s Episcopal Church.

The Union League Club has issned invi-
tations for the celebration of 1ts twenty-fifth an-
niversary on Monday evening, Feb. 6.

A juagment was recorded at the County
Clerk’s office yesterday for $43,673 against
ores Osborn in favor of A. de Cordova, the

roker.

Sebastian Miller and Ernest Roeber will
meet in a wrestling mateb at Parepa Hall,

Eighty-sixth-street and Third-avenue, Monday
evening.

The Pastime Athletic Club will hold a
boxing and wrestling tournament at Parepa
Hall, Eighty-sixth-street and Third-avenue, to-
morrow evening.

Miss Henrietta Markstein, Miss Jennie
Pierce, the Brunswick Quartet, and other artists

will give a musicale at the New-York Press Club
to-morrow evening.

The New-York Saengerbund will give a
fancy dress ball at the Lexington-Avenue Opera
House, Fifty-eichth-street, near Third-avenue,
next Wednesday evening.

The Erie Railway will run a special ex-
cursion train to the Niagara Falls ice bridge
Saturday, returning Monday, for which the low
rate of $8 for the round trip will be charged.

The Board of Managers of the Produce
Exchange yesterday confirmed the late amend-
ments to the petroleum rules excluding Lima
oil from being a good delivery on time contracts.

William F. Heath, an assistant weigher
at the Custom House, was removed yesterday by
Collector Magone, on the ground of incompeten-
cy. Heath was appointed to the service in 1883.

Benjamin R. Tucker of Boston will ad-
dress the Liberal Club this evening, at 220 East
Fifteenth-street, on “State Socialism and
Auarchism: How Far They Agree and Wherein
They Differ.”

The steamship Atlas, which arrived from
Kingston yesterday, passed on Jan. 23, 80 miles
southeast of Cape Henlopen, the schooner D.
acd E. Kelley of Providence, R. L, waterlogged
and abandoned.

Nine clerks at $1,600 a year, employed in
the Surveyor’s office, were examined yesterday
for promotion to $1,800 a year. The examina-
tion, which was conducted by the Civil Service
Board, was compulsory.

Among the passengers of the North Ger-
mean Lioyds steamship Ems, which sailed yes-
terday for Bremen, were George Arstingstall, 8.
Cobliner, M. J. Lasar, Gustav Riebe, 8. Swar-
senski, and Miss Louise Hille.

John H. Crow was appointed Marshal of
the District Court of the Eleveuth District yes-
terday by Mayor Hewitt, to succeed Andrew
Wagner. Marshal Crow has acted as a Deputy
Clerk in the same court for some time,

The annual meeting of the Swiss Benevo-
lent Society of this city will be held to-morrow
evening at the Swiss Home, 108 Second-avenue.
During 1887 the society disbursed about $6,000,
assisting about 3,000 people in various ways.

In spite of the precautions taken at 113
Macdougal-street on Jan. 12, when it was dis-
covered that John Buckley died of smallpox
there, a man was taken down with the disease
at the house yesterday and was removed to
North Brother Island.

The Civil Service Examining and Super-
vising Board of this city will remove shortly
from its quarters in the City Hall to rooms in
Cooper Lustitute, for which $1,500 was appro-
priated by the Board of Estimate and Appor-
tionment to pay the rental.

Judge Lawrence has granted to John H.
Post, the lawyer against whom the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company has got two orders
of arrest, a stay of proceedings under the orders
until the final determination of his case by the
Court of Appeals, which is expected to happen
next Tuesday.

Martin McDonald, aged 70. who has al-
ready been in trouble in connection with swin-
dling transactions, was held in the Tombs Police
Court yesterday to answer a charge of swin-
dling William F. Roe, a young Irish immigrant,
by pretending to give him a position as collector
and exacting from him $800 for security and
appropriating it.

Three hundred of the Sugar Trust certifi-
cates Were sent to a New-York house from Bos-
ton yesterday to be sold at 81. An offer of 75 is
said to have been made for them, but not to have
been accepted. These transactions in the cer-
tificates have a good dealof interest for the
trade, which 1s following the doings of the trust
as closely as possible.

The examination of William Rogers,
charged with victimizing A. H. Perkins, the
Lancaster (8. C.) farmer, at the “‘ green-goods”
game, was ended in the Tombs Police Court yes-
terday morning, Judge Welde reserving his de-
cisiOn till this morning, after stating that he 1n-
clined to the belief that no oifense against the
law had been committed.

Pilot beat America, No. 21, was anchored
yesterday in the Lower Bay, when the ice com-
ing out of the Horseshoe caused her to drag her
anchor and go ashore near the East Beacon
Lighthouse. The tugboat Whitewater hauled
her off She lost her anchor. Pilot Boat No. 8
was caught in the ice off the Government dock.
The tug India went to her aid.

Emil Paesler, 50 years ot age, of 605 East
Ninth-street, was found yesterday morning
hanging from a beam in the cellar o? a new
building on the Boulevard, near Eighty-eighth-
street. He came to this country from Germany
15 years ago. He was a saw sharpener by trade,
and was treasurer of a German lodge, but he
used $180 of the funds, and this act led to his
suicide,

Collector Magone will have a hearing be-
fore him at 10 o’clock this morning in the case
of Charles Barrez & Co., the importers of woul-
ens accused of undermeasurements. He was
Visited yesterday by Mr. Barrez, with his coun-
sel and C. H, Cavalli, one of his partners. Work
on the back invoices is still going on at the Cus-
tom House, the extra force of clerks put at the
job not having been able to finish it yet.

Mrs. John Lanahan, whose husband is
weak-minded, asked Judge Andrews, in the Su-
preme Court, yesterday, to remove Michael
Hannan from his office as committee of her hus-
band’s estate on the ground that he had mis-
managed it. She asked forthe appointment of
his son, Michael Hannan, as committee. Other
relatives of Lanahan opposed this motion, on the
ground that the son would not be willing to

- his father. Judge Andrews reserved his de-
cision.

William Geogheghan, widely known as
Poet Geogheghan, was warmly congratulated on
all sides yesterday upon his appointment as
Deputy Collector of the Tnird Internal Revenue
District. Though Mr. Geogheghan has been a
New-Yorker from away back, and has for many
years taken an active interest in politics, asa
Democrat since 1868, this is his first political
appointment. Robert Burns, who is considered
something of a poet was, it will be remembered,
once an exciseman.

It is not likely that the lawyers in the
controversy between Gen. William Cutting and
the Union Club will make their arguments be-
tore Judge Andrews this morning, the time set
for the hearing on the temporary injunction
Gen. Cutting secured to prevent the Governors
ot the club from summarily ending his career as
a member of that body. For one thing, the club
has had no regular counsel retained in the case,
and itis not probable that either side will be
very anxious to have the arguments on the in-
junction made to-day. Therefore a continuance
for some days is looked for,

Chiara Cignarale was in Part I., General
Sessions, again yesterday, waiting tobe calledas
a witness in the case of Antonio d’Andrea, who
is on trial as her accessory in the killing of ier
husband. The testimony of the people yester-
day was directed mainly to proving the killing
of Antonio Cignarale by his wife, and was fur-
nished by the witnesses who testified on the trial
of Mrs. Cignarale. Detective Benjamin Tessaro
testified that he arrested a’ Andrea, and found in
Mrs. Oliviere’s house, where he had lived, some
letters signed Chiara, a revolver, and some car-
tridges. The case will be continued to-day.

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BROOKLYN.

The suit of Joseph W. Blake of New-
Haven against the Chateaugay Ore and Iron
Company of Plattsburg for damages was con-
cluded in the United State#court yesterday with
a verdict for the plaintiff for $9,674 53.

Dr. Shepard made an autopsy yesterday
on the body of Peter Trelde, who died on Tues-
day in a coach while being taken from St. Peter’s
Hospital, Brooklyn, to his home, and who, his
children thought, had been a victim of foul
play, and discovered that death resulted from
heart disease.

H. J. Roth. who keeps a shoe store at 745
Broadway, Brooklyn, Eastern District, has dis-
appeared, and his creditors, to the number ofa
dozen, discovered that fact yesterday. They
ascertained, too, that be had transferred his
business to Edward Lett of 142 Meserole-street.
He is believed to be in Jersey City.

A. I. Namm, who keeps a house furnish-
ing store at 335 Fulton-street, Brooklyn, was
arrested yesterday charged with selling mats
made by convict laborers, and failing to label
them properly. The arrest was made under
chapter 323 of the Laws of 1887. Namm pleaded
not guilty before Justice Walsh, and was re-
leased on his own recognizance.

The big bond of $250,000 required from
Brooklyn’s Tax Collector was filed yesterday by
Aiden 8. Swan, Mayor Chapin’s new appointee,
who will assume the duties of officeon Feb. 1.
Mr. Swan’s Sureties are ex-Mayor William R.
Grace in $50,000; Edward Blunt, $50,000;
Charles R. Flint, $50,000; William Brooktield,
$50,000, and Lowell M. Palmer, $50,000.

The Rey. Jacob Flath, who for 24 years
has been Pastor of St. Johannes’s German Lu-
theran Church, Liberty-avenue, East New-York,
resigned the pastorate on Wednesday evening.
The congregation promptly accepted the resig-

nation. Mr. Brant, the Sunday school Superin-
tendent reported that a week B a dig ee dl he had

— discoveries which ended the Pastor’s use-
ulness.

“Tk Marvel,” as Donald G. Mitchell is
widely and popularly known, entertained the
members of the Long Island Historical Society,
gathered in the First Baptist Church, on Pierre-

ont-street, Brooklyn, iast evening, with a
ecture on “Some Early Edinburgh Reviewers.”
The lecture was an old one, but proved to be un-
usually interesting.

Max Alexander, a brakeman on the Brook-
lyn Elevated Railroad, was before United States
Commissioner Allen yesterday charged with
dealing in “green goods.” The police of the
Fourteenth Precinct heard that he was receiv-
ing numerous letters through a storekeeper on
Gates-avenue, and going to the store, found a
large quantity of “ green goods” circulars and
numerous replies trom victims. Alexander
pleaded not guilty and was held.

———=— >

STATEN ISLAND.

When Anton Haerneschfeger, employed
at Rubsam & Horrman’s brewery, at Stapleton,
Staten Island, entered the cellar yesterday with
alighted candle to clear the beer vats, one of
the mammoth vats exploded, killing “him in-
stantly.

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

The propeller John H. Hammitt of the
Peene Company’s Ben Franklin Line of barges
of Yonkers, while moored at her dock at about
3 o’clock yesterday morning, was struck by a
large field of ice moving with the tide and had a
big hole stovein her hull. She sank, and now
only her smokestack remains sticking out of the
water. Thecompany will have herraised as soon
as possible.

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NEW-JERSEY.

The strike in the Clark thread mills, at
East Newark, is over. All of the hands that the
company would re-employ have resumed their
places. The company declined to take back 21
girls and 20 men, and those are all that remain
out.

OO

THE COKE SYNDICATE.

MR. FRICK’S DEMAND FOR ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 26.—There is a differ-
ence of $100,000 in the way of the four big coke
firms as @ stumbling block to prevent them
forming a new syndicate. The H. C. Frick Coke
Company wants to add this sum to its bank ac-
count before it will agree to enter into a new
combination. It wants the money whether a
syndicate is formed or not, alleging thatit is due
from Schoonmaker & Co., McClure & Co., and E.
B. Leisenring & Co. under a contract made

when the old syndicate was formed,
and which held good until January of
this year. The other firms can’t see the matter
in the same light, and intimate that the claim is
preposterous. When the old syndicate was
formed it was agreed that the H. C. Frick Coke
Company should receive the average price for
two large contracts which it held for $1 35. In
other words Frick’s low-priced contracts were
counted in with the coke sold at $2 per ton and
upward and an average struck, Frick receiving
the average price, which ranged between
$1 75 and. $1 85 per ton instead of $1 35.
This arrangement ran along smoothly until there
was a demand for more wages on the part of the
coke workers. The demand was refused, and
after the matter had been decided in favor of
the operators by a board of arbitration, and also
by the General Executive Board of the Knights
of Libor, the syndicate decided to stand firm and
fight it out. At this time Andrew Carnegie,
who was then in Scotland, sent a cablegram to
H. C. Frick, President of the H. C. Frick Coke
Company, requesting that the demands of the
men be granted. It was so ordered, and the
syndicate practically went to pieces as a result
of Carnegie’s electric spark from across the
ocean,

Mr. Frick resigned as President of the Coke
company and went to Europe, but he returned
soon afterward and was re-elected to his old
position. Thethree other operators of the old
syndicate continued the fight with the employes
and won. From that time forth they did not
recognize the Frick Company’s contracts in
making an average price, or, rather, they con-
cluded that the Frick Company should bear the
burden of its one-dollar-and-thirty-five-cent coke
without any assistance from them. On the
other hand, the Frick people argue that the fact
of their paying the advance did not break up
the syndicate, and that the old arrangement
held good until Jan. 1, and that they were en-
titled to the difference between their $1 35 per
ton coke and the average selling price.

A short conversation between the parties in-
terested was held this morning in Col. J. W.
Moore’s office. They did not come to any con-
clusion. A meeting of all the operators will be
held to-morrow and an effort made to forma
new syndicate with or without the Frick Com-
pany. The attempt to force the matter to a set-
tlement has stirred up all the bad blood which
was engendered during the iong fight last Sum-
mer.

Done eee NE er
A BAD QUARTER FOR THESE ROADS,

ALBANY, Jan. 26.—The reports of the
Eighth and Ninth Avenues Railroads for the
quarter ended Dec. 31, 1887, are not very grati-
fying when compared with the same quarter’s
operations in 1886. The Ninth-Avenue ran its

road ata loss, while the net income of the
Eighth-Avenue shows a falling off of $3,000.
‘These are the figures as reported to the Railroad
Commission:

EIGHTH-AVENUE,

‘1887.
Gross earnings............- $165,657 80
uperating expenses....... 127,602 56

1886.
$165,587 15
124/295 29
$41,291 86
3.788 25
$45,080 11
24°700 00

$20,380 11

$31,143 00
67,575 17

Net earnings........... $38,055 24
Other income 4,021 90
Gross income $42,077 14
Fixed charges 24,700 00

$17,377 14
Balance sheet—

Cash on hand $21,282 88
Protit and loss, deficit... 68,342 45

NINTH-AVENUE,

1887.
$52,145 41
49,448 62

Net income

Gross earnings
Operating expenses......-

Net earnings
Other income

Gross income...........

$4,426 21
Fixea charges 5,6

5,600 00
Deficiency

Netincome

Balance sheet—

Cash on hand.....,.......” $7.285 85 $12,054 29
Profit and loss, deficit... 449,672 65 457,140 82

In both roads it will be seen that the decrease
is through increased operating expenses.

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SPECULATION AT THE OPERA HOUSE,
To the Editor of the New-York Times:

In THE TIMEs of yesterday the views of a
prominent stockholder are given concerning the
circular issued by the Directors of the Metropolitan
Opera House. This gentleman says that some of
the stockholders think that the management might
successfully cater a little more than they doto the
musical patrons of moderate means, and that the
prices charged for admission are altogether too high.

As one of those ‘‘ patrons of moderate means,” I
would like to point out to this influential stock-
holder and to his confréres that while the prices of

seats, particularly in the lower partof the house,
may be objectionable to some, it is the course of the
management regarding speculators which is rapidly
alienating the musical public from the Metropolitana
Opera House.

tisa well-known fact that however. early one
may beat the box office, there is practically nojchance
of securing a good seat. The desired seats, we are

$3,097 37

.told, have been taken by subscribers, but there

seems to be no difficulty in obtaining these same
subscription tickets out on the sidewalk at such ad.
vance over the box office prices as the public are
willing to stand. Whether the speculators have se-
cured these tickets by subscription or whether they
are furnished them by bona fide subscribers who are
tired of going is a matter not very material to the
public. The effect is precisely the sams in either
case, and since the novelty of the opera as now pro-
auced has worn off there are doubtless many music
lovers who have once more brought their sense of
justice to the front and are willing to sacrifice their
pleasure in a silent protest against a species of high-
way robbery.

I am strongly of the opinion that if the Opera
House people would follow the example set them by
Wallack’s and some other of our leading theatres in
this regard and keep their sidewalk unincumbered,
we once more might see, as we did in 1884, a line of
people moving steadily toward the box office all day,
assured that they could secure a decent seat at a
fair price. A WAGNERIAN,

NEW-YORK, Monday, Jan. 23, 18838,

COURT OF APPEALS.

ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 26.—In the Court of Ap-
peals to-day, the Hon. W. C. Ruger, Chief-Jus.
tice, and Associates present, the following causes
were argued; No. 625—Charles W. Brown, ro-
spondent, vs. Daniel E. Sickles, appellant.—Argued
by E. W. Paige for appellant, Theron G. Strong for
respondent. No. 642—The Commercial National
Bank of Philadelphia, respondent, vs, Isaac Heil-
bronner, appellant.—Argued by Jacob Fromme for
anpert ‘rheron G. Strong tor respondent. No,
652—William H. Leonard, respondent, vs. James E,
Spencer et al., appellants.—Argued by Martin J,

eogh for appeliants, W. H. Robertson for respond.
ent. No. 665—John B, Devillers, respondent, vs.
The New-York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Company, appellant.—Argued by Albert Harris
for appellant, William 8. Oliver for respondent. No,
655~—Sabrina Kaveney, respondent, va. The City of
Troy, appellant.—Argued by R. A. Parmenter for
> James Lansing for respondent.

‘ollowing is the day calendar for Friday, Jan, 27;
Nos. 563, 650, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662.

oe re
SUFFOCATED BY GAS.
Utica, N. Y¥., Jan 26.—Dominick Grady, an
aged peddler of Utica, and his wife were fonnd dead
in their bed at 62 Steuben-street, this city, this

morning. Their death was caused by escaping
peg gas from the street main erones the
aewer. or families were t none of
them seriously,

COURT OALENDARS—THIS DAY,

SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS,
Held by Andrews, J.

Nos. 11, 53, 65, 66, 69, 107, 115, 128, 137, 138, 143,
144, 184, 274, 296, 301, 321, 338, 340, 341, 342, 343,
844, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351.

SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM—PART L
Hela by Ingraham, J.
Nos, 366, 142, 441, 463, 472, 485, 149.
SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART L
Held by Barrett, J.

Nos. 2834, 2734, 2825, 2594, 2109, 2742, 2637,

2792, 558, 2799, 2666, 2667, 2690, 2750.
SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART IL
FTeld by Lawrence, J.

Caseon. No day calendar.

SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART IIL

Adjourned for the term.

SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART IV.
Held by Beach, J.
Nos. 2481, 2644, 1422, 1425.
SURROGATE’S COURT.
Hela by Ransom, S.

Will of Thomas W. Crawford, 10 A. M.; will of
Mary Nugent, 12 M.; estate of Henry J. Blinn, 12
M.; willof William J. Wait, 2 P. M.

SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART L
Held by Sedgwick, C. J.
No. 1445.
SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART I
Held by Freedman, J.
Nos. 1492, 703, 704, 834, 1501, 1168.
SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART ITI.
Held by O'Gorman, J.
No day calendar.
SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART IV.
Held by Truaz, J.
Nos. 1482, 1456, 1452, 322, 973, 1483,
COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM.
Held by Daly, J.
No day calendar.

COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PART L
Held by Van Hoesen, J,
Nos. 623, 656, 667.
CITY COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART I.
Held by McGown, J.

Nos. 4420, 3909, 4082, 4324, 4321, 3754, 4434,
4248, 4369, 4452, 4447, 4302, 2802, 4496, 4470.

CITY COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART IL
Eeld by Pitshke, J.

Nos. 4349, 349%, 4451, 4415, 4384, 4344, 4191,
aint 4439, 4490, 4404, 4492, 4478, 4453, 4506, 4507,
505.

CITY COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART III.
Held by Browne, J.

Nos. 4146, 4371, 4357, 4441, 4443, 4210, 4268,
— 3646, 4426, 4427, 4428, 4442, 3462, 3695. 4055,
9

OUTGOING STEAMSHIPS.
TO-DAY, (FRIDAY,) JAN. 27.

Cherokee, Charleston
City of San Antonio, Fer-

River Ettrick, Porto Rico.
SATURDAY, JAN. 28.

Atlas, Carthagena. . -11:00 A.
Australia, Hamburg.
Barracouta, Trinidad
Britannia, Marseilles. ......
City of Berlin, Liverpool.
Comal, Galveston
Dalton, Liverpool
Edam, Amsterdam....... ‘
Elder, Bremen
Gahileo, Hull
Jerome, Para...............-
La Bourgogne, Havre
Louisiana, New-Orleans..
Lydian Monarch, London.
Portia, Walifax. ..<...i....4.
Richmond Hili, London.
San Marcos, Havana
Servia, Liverpool
Slavonia, Stettin..........
Tallahassee, Savannah
Westerniand, Antwerp....
TUESDAY, JAN. 31.
Carondelet, Fernandina. ...
Chattahooche, Savannah...
Croma, Leith
Delaware, Charleston
El Paso, New-Orleans......
Haytian Republic, Hayti..
Wisconsin, Liverpool
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1.
City of Para, Aspinwall....
Colorado, Galveston
Devonia, Glasgow
Germanic, Liverpool
New-Orleans, New-Orleans
Saale, Bremen

. Me
.M.

A. M.

THURSDAY, FEB. 2.
Athos, Kingston
Bohemia, Hamburg
Chateau Margaux, Bor-
Manhattan, Havana........
Mennon, Liverpool
Santiago, Nassau
State of

Glasgow
Valencia, Laguayra

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INCOMING STEAMSHIPS.

Pennsylvania,

DUE TO-DAY, (FRIDAY,) JAN. 27.
Australia, Hamburg, Jan. 5.
Burgundia, Mediterranean ports, Jan. 3.
Castiegate, Mediterranean ports, Jan. 2.
Chateau Margaux, Bordeanx, Jan. 13.
Edwin, Mediterranean ports, Jan. 5.
George W. Clyde, Hayti, Jan. 17.
Germanic, Liverpool, Jan. 18.

Haytian Republic, Hayti, Jan. 14.
Jersey City, Bristol, Jan. 6.
Penniand, Antwerp, Jan. 14,
State of Pennsylvania, Glasgow, Jan. 13.
Saale, Bremen, Jan. 18
Santiago, Cienfuegos, Jan. 21.
Trinacria, Mediterranean ports, Jan. 7.
Valencia, Curacoa, Jan. i8.

DUR SATURDAY, JAN. 28.
Chicago, London, Jan. 14.
City of San Antonio, Fernandina, Jan. 1
Paraense, Para, Jan. 14.
P. Caland, Rotterdam, Jan. 14,
The Queen, Liverpool, Jan. 15.

DUE SUNDAY, JAN. 29.

Lydian Monarch, London, Jan. 13.
La Champagne, Havre, Jan. 21,
Panama, Havana, Jan. 24.
Pennsylvania, Liverpool, Jan. 17.
Samana, Hayti, Jan. 20.

DUE MONDAY, JAN. 30.
Andes, Port Limon, Jan. 21.
Gallia, Liverpool, Jan. 21.
Herschel, Rio Janeiro, Jan. 7.
Niagara, Havana, Jan. 26.
Trinidad, Bermuda, Jan. 26.

DUR TURSDAY, JAN. 31.
Amalfi, Hamburg, Jan. 14.
Bohemia, Hambarg, Jan. 17.
Holland, London, Jan. 14.
Nevada, Liverpool, Jan. 21.
St. Ronans, Liverpool, Jan. 18,

— er
MINIATURE ALMANAO—THIS DAY.
Sun rises...7:15 | Sun sets..5:12] Moon sets....6:05
HIGH WATER—THIS DAY.

A. M. A. M. A. M.
Sandy H’k...6:22| Gov. Is’l..7:11| Hell Gate...8:33

MARINE

NEW-YORK

=

INTELLIGENCE.
THURSDAY, JAN. 26.

ARRIVED.

Steamship Athos, (Br.,) Low, Savanilla, 17 ds.,
with mdse, and passevgers to Pim, Forwood & Co. }

Steamship Wisconsin, (Br.,) Bentley, Liverpool
and Queenstown 12 ds., with mdse. and passengers
to A. M. Underhill & Co.

Steamship Edam, (Dutch,) V. D. Zee, Amsterdam
21 ds., with and passengers to Funch, Edye & Co.

Steamship Devonia, (Br.,) Crockhart, Glasgow 13
ds., with mdse. and passengers to Henderson Bros,

Steamship Atlas, (Br.,) Tobin, Jeremie, Port au
Prince, &c., 42 ds., with mdse. and passengers to
Fim, Forwood & Co. ¢

Steamship Portia, (Br.,) Dawson, St. John’s, N. F.,
and Halitax, with mdse. and passengers to Bowring
& Archibald.

Steamship Benefactor, Tribon. Wilmington, N. C.,
3 ds., with mdse. to William P. Clyde & Co.

Steamship Croma, (Br.), Lord, Leith 25 ds., with
mdse, to Simpson, Spence & Young.

Steamship; Comal, Risk, Galveston 7 ds., with
mdse. and passengers to Chas. H. Mallory & Co. .

Steamship Strathairly, (Br.,)'\Broughton, Genoa,
Palermo, and Gibraltar 63 ds., with fruit and sul-
phur to order—vessel to Fanch, Edye & Co.

Steamship Manhattan, Sievens, Tampico
Havana 18 ds., with mdse.
Alexandre & Sons.

WIND—Sanset, at Sandy Hook, fresh gale, (47
_—_€ N. W., clear; at City Island, stong, N. W.,
clear.

and
and passengers to Fy

> -——
SAILED.

Steamships Celtic, for Liverpool; State of Ala«
bama, for Glasgow; Lajre, for London; Clement, for
Para, &c¢.; Elgiva, for So, Ann’s Bay, Jamaica;
City of Washington, for Havana, &¢.; Orinoco, for
Bermuda; Morgan City, for Galveston; City of
Augusta, for Savaunah; Guyandotte, for Newport
News; Lancaster, for Philadelphia: El Callao, for
Perth Amboy.

Bark Filadelfia, for Alicante.

Also, via Long Island Sound:

Steamship Gen. Whitney, for Boston.

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BY CABLE.

LONDON, Jan. 26.—The steamship Vorwarts,
(Ger,,) Capt. Fortmann, from New-York Jan. 5,
which arr. at Bremen Jan. 24, was leaky.

The White Star Line steamship Republic, Capt.
Davison, from Liverpool, slid. from Queenstown tor
New-York at 4:80 P. M. to-day.

The steamship Sussex, (Br.,) Capt, O’Callagan,
sia, from Singapore for New-York to-day.

Yhe steamship Sorrento, (Ger.,) Capt. Muller,
from New-York Jan. 8, arr. at Lisbon Jan. 22.

The steamship Gothia, (Ger.,) Capt. Bauer, from
New-York Jan. 1, arr. at Swinemunde Jan. 23.

The steamship Colorado, (Br.,) Capt. Jenkins,
from New-York Jan. 14, arr. at London to-day.

The steamship Lykus, (Br.,) Capt. Smith, from
— ports for New-York, passed Gibraltar

an. 21.

The steamship Hesperia (Br.) sld. from Colomba
for New-York Jan. 23.

QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 26.—The White Star Line
steamship Adriatic, Capt. Cameron, from New-York
Jan. 18 tor this port and Liverpool, arr. off Fastnet
atl PB. M. to-day.

The Guion Line steamship Wyoming, Capt. Rigby,.
from New-York Jan. 17 for Liverpool arr. here a&
6:30 A. M, nee,

HAVRE, Jan. 26.—The Hamburg-American Line
steamship Kuaetia, Capt. Vogelgesang, from Ham-
burg, sid. hence to.day for New- York.

SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 26.—The North German Lloyd
Line steamship Werra, Capt. Bnssius, from New-!
[pee ten. 8 rthis port and Hremen arr. of tha,

at6 a. M. to-day.

Sn

Ulew-dork Crmes.

The

NEW-YORK, FPRIDAY, JAN,

1888.

on
wey

AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING.
ORE SEE

ACADEMY OF MUSIC—At 8—MAZULM.
ASSOCIATION HALL—At 8—READINGS.
BIJOU OPERA HOUSEH--at 8—Tu« CORSATR.
CHICKERING HALL—At 3:30—REA!INGS.
DALY'S THEATRE —~AtS8:15—RAILROAD OF LOVE,
DOCKSTA DER’S—At &:50—MINSTRELSY.
EDEN MUSEE—ERDELYI Naczi—WaxX WORKs,
FIFTH-AVENUE THEATRE-—At 8—CARMEN.
FLEETWOOD PARK—TOBOGGAN SLIDE.
FOURTEENTH-STREET THEATRE—At 8—

TRE DEACON’S DAUGHTER.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE—At S—THE

‘TRACK.

LYCEUM THEATRE—
MADISON-SQUARE 1
TEAKT CF HEARTS.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HGOUSE—At 8—Ev-.

RYANTHE. At 2—SYMPHONY (Rehearsal)
NIBLO’S GARDEN—At 8~A RUN OF LUCK.
PANORAMA BUILDING—DPay and Evenirg—

BATILE OF GETTYSBURG.

PARK THEATRE—At 8—PRETE.
POLO GROUNDS—TOBOGGAN SLIDE.
STANDARD THEATRE—At 8—FAUL KAUVAR.

STARK THEATRE—At 8—CHECK 44; OR, TOBOG-
GANING,

THALIA THEATRE—At 8—NARCISS.

THE CASINO—At 8—ERMINIE,

UNION-SQUARE THEATRE—At 8:15 — THE
HENRIETTA.

WALLACK’S THEATRE—At 8:15—L’ ABBE CON-

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CY SR Te

The State Assessors intheir annual report
have made a labored effort to show that the
city of New-York pays less rather than
more than her fair share of the State taxes.

tis. a demonstrated fact that the assessed
valuation of real estate in this city is a con-
siderably higher percentage of its market
value than that in the other counties of the
State, twice as high as that of some coun-
ties. In spite of that fact the Board of
Equalization makes
bitrary addition
last year
and takes off a amount
from other counties, largely favoring
those which have representatives on the
board. In addition to this injustice, as is
shown by a statement from Albany which
we print this morning, the city has to pay
nearly a million dollars for the support of
schools in other psrta of the State, receiv-

every
of
than

year an ar-
many millions,
$113,000,000,

corresponding

more

ing for her own schools only about two-
fifths as much as contributes to the
school fund. What she receives is only
about one-fifth of the total tax, while she
contributes about one-half and has nearly
one-third of the population. In short, the
State draws from the city about one-half
the funds for the support of the Govern-
ment and the public schools, and the rural
legislators are constantly trying to contrive
means for getting

she

more and grumbling
about their own share of the taxes.

The Republicans of Louisiana’s First Con-
gressional District are unwilling to be rep-
resented by J. Hare Sypnser, the Washing-
ton Jawyer who appeared for THOBE in the
Thobe-Carlisle contested election case, and
who has since shown a willingness to find
solace fot defeat in the publication of at-
tacks upon Mr. CARLISLE’s personal charac-
Atthe State Convention Wednesday
night they passed resolutions in which he
was declared to be “a demagogue of the
and ‘‘unfit to associate
They
also assert inthese resolutionsthat SYPHER,
in 1882, endeavored ‘‘ by bribery to secure”
the nomination for Congress in their dis-
trict.

ter.

lowest character”

with clean and pure Republicans.”

A copy of the resolutions is to be
sent to President Foster of the League of
Republican Clubs. The convention might
intrust the document to Mr. WILLIAM PiTT
KELLOGG, whom it selected to be one of its
delegates at large.

PE OE TOES EE

The benoft derivable from the new postal
convention just made with Canada relates
almost exclusively to the parcel post. The
arrangement that enabled a letter to be de-
livered in the Dominion ,for a two-cent
stamp, as well asin any part of the United
States, had already accomplished all that
was needed for that class of mail matter;
but packages could not be sent with the
same freedom, and were subject to irksome
restrictions that caused many to fail of de-
livery, and created no end of trouble for
senders and for the department. The new
agreements concluded with Mexico several
months ago and with Canada last Saturday
abolish the whole system of cumbersome
and costly preliminaries, requiring consular
certified invoices, and all customs duties
are collected on mailed merchandise at the
Post Office addressed after being assessed
by the customs officer at the Exchange
office. The effect is, as Mr. Bet has put it,
te make ‘one postal territory” of the whole
continent, down to Central America, since
articles of all kinds admitted to the home
reails can now bo carried to Mexico or
Canada at home rates and in accordance
with home classifications. A dozen otber
parcel post conventions of a like character
are pending with South and Central Ameri-

can States and the West Indies, so that the
far-reaching commercial importance of this

movement is apparent,

A PSA A RR 2 TN

Prompt consideration is evidently due to
Mr. MANDEERSON’s bill to pay to the sur-
vivors of the Greely arctic expedition and
the representatives of the dead the commn-
tation of quarters and fuel, and pay for
extra duty which they would have received
for service at ordinary posts. It is hard
enough to put obstacies in the way of
brevets and other rewards for heroista,
without inflicting a positive pecuniary
penalty for adventurons service. The
amount asked, which is only about $700
per man, is said to represent what they
would have had by staying in comfortable
latitudes instead of risking the terrible snf-
ferings of theicy North. Only five of the
nineteen named in the bill are alive to re-
ceive its benefits. If ever anybody earned
commutation for fuel and quarters it is
those who served at Lady Franklin Bay
and Cape Sabine. The Senate last year
passed a bill similar to the present, but in
the House it failed to receive attention,
more, apparently, from some _ technical
question as to its proper reference to a
committee than from doubt as to its in-
trinsic merit.

The feud between the McCoys of Ken-
tucky and the Hatrie.Ds of West Virginia
seems to be taking on some of the propor-
tions of an inter-State war. The Sheriff of
Pike County has “invaded” West Virginia
to capture the Hattield gang, and the Logan
County Sheriff has called out his posse to
drive these invaders back into Kentucky.
The Governor of the latter State has also
been called upon for troops to withstand
the Hatfield sympathizers. It appears that
the Peter Creek Guards joined the McCoy
forces in invading West Virginia, which
creates a lack of local fhilitia for defending
the Kentucky jail in which nearly a dozen
HATFIELDS are caged. The trouble between
these formidable families goes back many
years, but it was in 1882 that one Hart-
FIELD and several McCoys were killed in
Kentucky. During the last month the
raids and counter-raids across Tug River,
the Potomac of the strife, have been bloody
indeed, and one estimate is that in all, from
the outset, sixteen persons have been killed
in the two factions, and many wounded and
captured. One might suppose that such
losses would diminish the force, if not the
fury, of the conbatants in this border war-

fare. :

OPPOSITION TO HIGH LICENSE.

At the hearing before the Excise Commit-
tee of the Assembly on Wednesday the ad-
vocates of high license presented their
arguments in support of the bill in the
hands of the committee. There is no doubt
about the strength of their position. If the
principle is admitted at all that the trafic
in intoxicating liquors ought to be restrict-
ed for the purpose of lessening evils the ex-
istence of which nobody can deny, then
there is no question as to the desirability of
passing such a measure as that proposed.
There are two objects aimed at—a reduction
in the number of licensed saloons by cut-
ting off those of the lowest grade, which do
most harm, and the collection from the
traffic of a revenue which shall beara fairer
proportion to the loss and expense entailed
upon the community by the consequences
of liquor selling. That these objects would
be attained is sufficiently demonstrated by
the experience of those States in which high
license has been tried.

The Illinois law was passed in 1883, and
provides for a uniform license fee of $500
for Jiquor selling and $150 for beer selling.
In Chicago, with a considerable increase in
population, the number of saloons was re-
duced in two years by 200 and the revenue
was increased from $200,000 to $1,750,000.
In Springfield the number of saloons was re-
duced from 157 to 104 and the revenue in-

creased from $15,700 to $52,000. In Peo-

ria the number of saloons was reduced from
220 to 126 and the revenue increased from
$22,000 to $63,000. In the whole State of
Illinois the number of saloons was reduced
from 13,000 to less than 9,000 and
the revenue from this source increased
from $700,000 to over $4,500,000. The
Minnesota law fixing licenses at $1,000
for cities of 10,000 inhabitants or more
and $500 for those of less population has
only been in effect since July last, but it
has already reduced the number of saloons
nearly one-third and added about a quarter
of amillion dollars to the public revenues.
Nebraska has had avery restrictive high
license law’ since 1881, the fees being
$1,000 in cities and $500in towns. The
result in the chief city—Omaha—has been
to reduce the number of saloons in propor-
tion to population one-half, to increase the
revenues applicable to educational pur-
poses fivefold, and to diminish crime mate-
rially, asindicated by the records of police
courts. Missouri has high license with fees
fixed by county courts between the limits
of $550 and $1,200. The number of dram-
shops has been reduced from 3,601 to
2,880, while the revenue has increased from
$547,320 to $1,842,208 under the opera-
tion of the law.

Of the effect of high license there is no
room for question. In this State it would
be certain to reduce the number of drink-
ing places materially, to raise their general
character, to diminish the crime and disor-
der that spring from excessive drinking, and
to add largely to local revenues, and the
greatest sbare of benefit would inure to the
large cities. Those who oppose the bill
must be opposed to the results. Those who
have expressed a desire to be heard before
the committee in opposition are direct rep-
resentatives of the brewers and of the wine,
ale, and beer dealers. Now, the bill makes
a very liberal discrimination in favor of
wine, ale, and beer in comparison with dis-
tilled liquors, the license fee for their sale
being only one-fifth of that for the sale
of ardent spirits. It recognizes the
fact that the milder beverages do
not cause the worst evils that it is the
aim of the bill to suppress. It seems as
though respectable men engaged in this
business would be willing to admit that the
excessive use of stimulants was a great evil
and that everything practicable should he
done to curtail it. They ought to be will-
ing to have the business restricted and rezu-

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lated so as to reduce the mischievous results
incident to it so far as practicable and to
give it a more respectable standing, and in
view of the nndeniable fact that crime
and pauperism are Jargely tue to intemper-
ance in the usé of their products they ought
to be willing to see collected from the sale
of those products a liberal revenus to meet
the expense of dealing with these conse-
quences. In view of the discrimination in
their behalf and the wide distinction made
between beer saloons and grog shops in this
bill, the wine and beer men might well find
their interest in giving it support, or at
least withdrawing opposition.

There is, in the proper sense of the term,
no politics in this question. No political
party, we take it, is ready to declare itself
opposed to all effort to restrain the evils
that are produced by the liquor traffic.
There is not a party of intemperance or of
free rum selling. But the politicians are
timid. The liquor interest has votes and it
controls votes. More than that, it has made
itself a power in influencing nominations
and elections even out of proportion to
what may be called its own vote. The poli-
ticians are fearful of what itmay do against
them in practical politics. But if men of
both parties in the Legislature would rise
above the influence of the liquor interest
and consider only the well-being of the
people as a whole, they would find that this
formidable power would shrink to insignifi-
cance. It owes its strength to the menace
of a balance of power to be carried from oné
side to the other. If there were no side to
carry it toit would be impotent and sim-
ply submit. If one party caters toit through
fear the people who have no selfish interest
in the liquor traffic and appreciate the im-
portance of restricting and regulating it
will gravitate to the other, for there is
more than one element that can make of it-
self a balance of power. If high license
were to be boldly aecepted by both parties
in the Legislature it would cause much less
disturbance of the political equilibrium
than a division upon party lines on this
question, and in the disturbance that would
follow such a division we are certain that
the loss would fall npon those who opposed
the measure, especially if they succeeded in
defeating it.

THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE.

What has become of the annual report of
the United States Civil Service Commis-
sion? Previous to the appointment of the
present commission it was the custom to
send the report in foreach year ending with
the 16th of January, that being the date of
the final enactment of the reform law. Last
year, if we are not mistaken, it was ex-
plained that the Commissioners thought it
expedient to defer theirreport until the meet-
ing of Congress, and to make the official
year correspond with that observed by other
departments and offices of the Government.
But as yet there is no sign of areport. This
is certainly not duo to the lack of interest-
ing and important matter to treat in such a
document. From time to time authentic
statements have been published showing
that the commission is conducting its labors
with energy and perseverance, and with an
unusual degree of independence and initia-
tive. Ithas introduced some modifications
in its methods and has proposed changes in
the rules, as to the exact working of which
the public would like to be informed, and,
it may be said, has the right to be informed.
We are confident that the work of the com-
mission has been in the main extremely well
done, and that the cause of the reform and
the reputation of the commission and that
of the Administration would not suffer, but
the contrary, by the fullest publicity.

It has been intimated that while the
commission is able, through the action of
two of its members, to carry outits policy
with a reasonable degree of thoroughness
and consistency, it could not present a re-
port of that policy and of the principles by
which it is governed that would be agreed
to by all its members. In other words,
there is said to be one of the Commissioners
whose differences with his associates are
very marked, and while these do not ma-
terially affect its operations, and need not
be disclosed so long as they are confined to
the records of the commission, they would
necessarily appear if a report were to be
made which he would have to either ap-
prove or disapprove. This certainly is not
a fortunate state of things; but, then, on
the other hand, it is not unprecedented, and
we do not seo that there is any real ad-
vantage in concealing it, if it exist. The
very essence of the reform system is pub-
licity. Its work is intended to exclude
from the civil service all, underhanded and
indirect influences, to establish the princi-
ple and practice of appointment and pro-
motion, not merely for merit only, but for
merit publicly tested, and in such a man-
ner as to be obviously impartial and free
from even the suspicion of favoritism and
indirection. It follows, therefore, that the
work of the commission should be at
proper intervals fully published and ex-
plained.

Moreover, it must be evident to the Com-
missioners themselves that their task re-
quires the support of athoroughly-informed
public opinion. That is all they have to de-
pend upon. They are not allied with parti-
san or personal interests. On the contrary,
they are forced by the nature of their duty
to incur the utmost animosity from those
moved by such interests. There are hun-
dreds of active and persistent persons en-
gaged or interested in the civil service who
have the strongest motive to misinterpret,
misrepresent, confuse, delay, and defeat the
purposes of the commission. Against this
insidious and widespread hostility the Com-
missioners can invoke only the sentiment
of justice and: loyalty, the common sense
and honest judgment of disinterested citi-
zens, and this appeal can only be made on
the fullest and frankest statement of all the
essential facts. If the Commissioners can-
not all three agree to a report let us have a
majority report, and, if necessary, a minori-
ty report. If the latter indicates a state of
mind on the part of its author inconsistent
with the efficient prosecution of the com-
mission’s important work, that will present
a condition of things that can be dealt with
by the proper authority. Until a 1 po-t is
made, or some adequate explanation vt the
failure to make one is offered, surmises such

_tion and monopoly.”

as we have referred to, or others equally un-
favorable, are sure to be made.
COMPETITION AND TROSTS.

Some of the high tariff orators in Congress
are already bewailing the loss of one of
their stock arguments. Year after year
they have assured their constituents and
the people, through the agency of the Con-
gressional Record or from the stump, thatthe
protective tariff gave them goods at very
low prices, because prices were reduced and
kept down by free competition among the
protected manufacturers at home. ‘‘ The
tariff wall shuts out the low-priced foreign
goods, it is true,” said they, ‘ bu’ don’t you
see the home manufacturers fighting among
themselves for your trade and underselling
each other until the price falls to the low-
est reasonable figure? This is home compe-
tition, and you get the benefits of it.”

But we do not hear so much about home
competition in these days. On Wednesday,
in the very hal] of the House of Representa-
tives where the ultra-protectionists were
wont to set forth the enormous advantages
yielded by such competition, there was
adopted a resolution providing for an in-
quiry concerning the Trusts, psols, and
other combinations by which such compe-
tition has been strangled. The agents of
protected industries strove to break the
force of the inquiry by so extending its
scope that combinations not sheltered by
the tariff should be included. The meaning
of this change of attitude wiil be perceived
by consumers whom the protected pool mo-
nopolies have robbed.

The inquiry will disclose that in many
industries enjoying tariff protection compe-
tition has been prevented and prices have
been maintained by means of associations
of one kind or another, including substan-
tially allof the manufacturers engaged in
supplying the same kind of goods. In some
cases the number of these manufacturers is
small and the combination is easily main-
tained. The combination of the eleven
steel-rail mills is anexample. THE TIMES
has led the way in exposing these ‘‘com-
bines,” which are protected by the very
people from whom they exact tribute, and
the lists which we have published show
very plainly how widely the monopolizing
tendency prevails; but thorough investiga-
tion by a committee having power to draw
out the facts would reveal the existence of
many tariff-sheltered pools to which public
attention has not been directed. It is the
same purpose which moves them all—the
determination to make profits abnormally
large by killing competition.

That the loss of the old competition argu-
ment which has been caused by the expos-
ure of some of the protected ‘‘ combines” is
greatly deplored by far-sighted protection-
ists is shown by the recent admissions of
some of them. ‘The protection of Amer-
ican labor,” says the Philadelphia Times,
“is now vastly more imperiled by the ex-
tortionate abuse of protection than by all its
foes of every shade. In point of fact, the
protection of the wages of our home indus-
try is entirely lost sight of by many advo-
cates of a protective policy, and protection
is basely prostituted to intolerable extor-
This is the language
of a protectionist journal, which sees that
the contest must hereafter be waged on
new lines. And it says further:

“Tf the sincere friends of American industry
would protect protection they must promptly
separate it from the extortion of Trusts and mo-
nopolists. It can survive the hostility of open,
manly foes; it cannot survive the suicidal blows
of those who use protection only to abuse it by
the arbitrary oppression of consumers that
Would not be tolerated in despotic Russia.
Of these Trusts or combines which are now
hanging like miilstones about the neck of pro-
tection, the Steel-Rail Trustis the most defiant of
common fairness and most false to the protec-
tion that created it and gave millions of profits
toitsinvestors. Under open home competition,
stecl rails were sold at $27 per ton, and then sold
at a profit to all who were properly equipped for
produeing them; but all the steel mills are now
unitedin a Trust or combine, and the price de-
manded for steel rails is $40.

“The high protection needed to develop this
important industry is now not needed, but it still
remains in our tariff laws,and the manufact-
urers combine and put up the cost of their prod-
uct to the outside price that will exclude foreign
importation. The result is the obviously just
refusal of railways to buy steel rails, and the
combined manufacturers have closed their mills
and thrown their labor out of employment to
coerce consumers to pay an extortion of $10 or
more a ton to gratify organized greed.”

There is a great difference between talk of
this kind and the glowing pictures of the
benefits flowing from competition in the
home market which have adorned so many
protectionist harangues in and out of Con-
gress. P

BLIZZARDS AND SIDEWALKS.

People who arein the habit of assailing
the Winter climate of New-York as the
very worst in the world will be apt to mod-
ify their views if they have read the tale of
the inhabitants of Beardsley, Minn., that
appeared in yesterday’s papers. It appears
that parts of Minnesota, though south of
Manitoba and east of Dakota, can equal
either in the insufferableness of their bliz-
zards. New-York is not a paradise in Win-
ter, certainly—at least New-York out of
doors isnot. Its inhabitants undergo great
discomfort and annoyance in getting about,
though somnuch less than they used to do
before the building of the elevated roads
and the Brooklyn Bridge that those whose
recollections of the city do not antedate
those structures really know very little
about it. It must be owned also that a
Winter in New-York is dangerous to persons
with weak lungs, or to imprudent persons,
no matter how strong their constitutions.
It is very possible that a Winter
in Montreal, for example, could be
passed much more safely and _pleas-
antly than a Winter in New-York;
that is to say, if one could live by weather
alone. In more northern and more inland
regions Winter sets in ‘“‘for good,” and all
one’s arrangements for housekeeping, dress-
ing, and getting about can be adjusted to it
with some security. In New-York a house
which is barely comfortable one day may
be intolerably hot the next, garments that
are needed in the morning may be oppress-
ive in the afternoon, and while there is no
likelihood of snow enough to make a sleigh
anything but a toy, there is a certainty of
snow enough to make traffic by wiecled
vehicles slow and troublesome.

Nevertheless, we ought to felicitate our-

OARS 0 > 5 TESS a ee ee metemenrenene ees

selves that we do not live in a region in
which people find it necessary to “huddle
together like sheep” in order to keep life in
them because there is no coal, wood, or oil
in the neighborhood and ne prospect of get-
ting any through the mountainous snow-
drifts that are interposed between them and
the world outside. Doubtless many pesple
die yearly in New-York from theabrupt tran-
sitions of fifty degrees or more in its Winter
weather, but it is searcely on record that
any of its inhabitants have been frozen to
death. Our Winter climate may be said to
be compounded of that of Manitoba and
that of the West Indies, which are brought
into cofinection by the Gulf Stream. Or,
rather, it is not a combination of the two
climates, which might be a very wholesome
and comfortable hybrid, somuch as asucces-
sion of ‘‘ samples” of both in rapid alterna-
tion, which is about as objectionable a con-
dition as DANTE could imagine or the Signal
Service report.

There is one practical and important con-
sequence of the climate to which neither
the municipal authorities nor individual
householders have paid any attention, but
which deserves the attention of both. The
condition of the sidewalks for the past
fortnight has been such as to make walking
disagreeable and positively dangerous. In
ordinary Winter weather, if any Winter
weather we can reasonably expect can be
called ordinary, the municipal ordinance
requiring every householder to keep his
sidewalk clear of snow and ice has been
fairly well observed. Since the formation
of the sheet of trozen slush that has covered
the sidewalks for nearly two weeks the
ordinance has fallen into a desuetude by
no means innocuous. It is true that
during most of this time it has been very
difficult to clean the sidewalks. The ice
has been entirely impervious to the broom
and shovel. An axe will do the work, butit
is not to be wondered at that a householder
who cannot well afford to hire the labor
needed should not feel himself bound to
buy an axe and devote something like
half a day’s work to the unremunerative
employment of making his sidewalk pass-
able. The result is that throughout a con-
siderable part of the city the sidewalks
cannot be said to be passable.

They might be made passable, however,
without inflicting any special hardship on
the householders if the householders had
borne in mind the mutability which is the
most conspicuous fact about a New-York
Winter. For at least twice since the slush first
froze onthe sidewalks it has relented to
slush again, and might have been readily re-
moved with abroom and shovel. The latest
of these occasions was on Wednesday.
Early in the evening the snow of the after-
noon turned to rain and the ice was loosen-
ed and partly liquefied. Half an hours
work or less would then easily have cleared
the sidewalk in front of acity lot. Shoveling
or sweeping slushin the rain and the dark is
not a joyous occupation, however, and the
householder postponed action until the
morning. During the night the Manitoban
element of our climate reasserted itself, the
remains of a blizzard fell upon the streets,
and by morning the ice was even more
disagreeable and dangerous than it had
been before the thaw. Half a day’s
work with a hatchet yesterday could
have accomplished no more than half
an hour’s work with a shovel the night be-
fore. If the Police Captains had instructed
their patrolmen, when the thaw began, to
notify householders that the sidewalks
must be cleaned at once walking yesterday
would have been robbed of most of its ter-
rors. Itis too late for this time, but when
another thaw occurs the lesson should not
be lost upon the authorities.

It is acurious argument against the em-
ployment of convict labor that there has
been a larger deficiency in the revenues of
the prisons than is shown by the Superin-
tendent’s reports. If this deficiency has
occurred, whether from charging to the
prisons extraordinary expenditures or in
any other way, it would seem very plain
from the point of view of the taxpayer
that the larger the deficiency the greater
the need of some system of remunerative
labor by the prisoners. That whatever sys-
tem is adopted should interfere as little as
possible with outside labor may be granted,
but apart from the obvious waste the moral
iniquity of keeping prisoners in idleness is
too monstrous to be tolerated. It is opposed
to every principle of duty to the convicts
and tothe community, and public opinion
is alive to that fact.

It has been repeatedly explained that the
strike in the Schuylkill mines has no rela-
tion to the price of coal at retail in this city.
Dealers are selling now the coal which they
bought last Summer. It has been demon-
strated that three or four corporations can

raise the price of one of the prime necessi-

ties of life, but it seems incredible
that scores or hundreds of retail deal-
ers in this city could successfully com-
bine for the same purpose. Nevertheless,
it seems that most of the coal dealers have
wantonly raised the price of coal to their
regular customers who send in orders with-
out asking questions, and thus forego the
benefit of competition. Some, at least, of
the dealers-have also systematically debased
the quality of their coal and pleaded the
strike as their excuse; so that the consumer
not only pays a_ higher price, but gets
less fuel for it than he did two months ago
for a lower price. The remedy is of course
for consumers to make their bargains with
other than the extortionate dealers. A
periodical change of tradesmen all around
is recommended by some housekeepers.
However that may be, a general transfer
of custom among retail coal dealers just
now could hardly fail to result in more and
cheaper coal for the consumers.

THE GREAT MEXICAN LOAN.

City OF MEXICO, Jan. 26.—The great loan of
£10,500,000 which the Legation Congress author-
ized President Diaz to negotiate has been consum-
mated through the German financier, Herr Bliech-
roeder, under the following terms: The German

house will take £3,600,000- of the bonds
immediately at 70 cents on the dollar;
the rate of exchange on London wili be
43 1-54., to equal a Mexican dollar. Acccrdingiv
£3.600.000 will equal $20,000,000, which, at 20
cents, will meine $14,000,000. Herr Bliechroeder
has the option of taking the balance of the loan with.
in 90 days at 86 cents, and will probeniy secure it.
Mr. Edward Noetzlin, the banker through whom the
loan was negotiated, left on this evening’s train for
New: York, via El Paso, and will continue his jour-
ney to Berliu immediately.

owen <5 nme re a en en a en

MORE OR LESS SAGE.

—_—_~»_-——--

The “funny man” shouldn’t be expested
to carry his drollery around with him in a tank.
—Philadelphia Call.

There are none that take,such great ac-
count of little things as lovers and lawyers.—
Phitadelphia Inquirer.

It is said that whisky is being made from
old rags. Any clothes observer will remember

instances Where whisky has made rags.— Fonkers
Sliulesman,

What do you say about the Maine climate
being slow? They are going to have a“ May-

pole dance” in Pittsfield the 27th of this month.
— Lewiston Journal.

She—And do you really think that you
wouid be happy with me as your wife? He—

Oh, ’'m sure; lLhave always been a lucky fel-
low in games of chance.—Harper’s Bazar.

“Harry, you should not ask Cousin John
how much money he is worth; that is not po-

lite.” “I wasn’t trying to be polite. I just
wanted to know.”—Harper’s Young People.

It is safe to buy a bushel and a half of
wheat on rumors of European war, but a larger

amountisrisky. When ‘“ European war is im-
minent” it rarely comes.—Chicago Inler Ucean.

Tuere is no evidence that the civilized
woman began the new year with the ono zreat

resolution so long awaiting her adoption: “ J]

will learn how to get off a street car.”—Chicago
Inter Ucean.

The man who faces a ten-year sentence
to State prison for the sake of “putting on

style” for two or three years may be an excel-

lent bookkeeper but avery poor philosopher. —
Deiroit Free Press,

Minnesota, with her 42° below zero, should
connect herself with the South by a pneumatic

tube, shoot her ice through it all Summer, and
become the grandest, wealthiest sister in all the
Union.—Louisville Courier Journal.

* Good mornin’ to yez, Missus Brennan.”
“Good mornin’, Missus Wroiley.” “ An’ how

did Tommy rest last noight?’ “Oh, de dear choil
was dat dishturbed wid ce noise av his cryin’ he
didn’t shlape a wink.”—Harper’s Bazar.

They don’t have hot weather. in New-
York during the Summer months; they have

“humidity.” Nor do they have cold weather
during the Winter months; they have frigiaity.
Both are English.—Aansus City Journal.

‘“* Fit for a Queen” is not so very fit as one
might suppose, There are probably a thousand

households in England who live as well as

Queen Victoria. A Queen gets tired of quail on

ae as soon as the rest of us.—Delroit Free
ress.

Mother—You, Isaiah, didn’ I tole you not
fo’ to zo outen dat gate? Isaiah—I didn’t do it,

mammy, deed I didn’t. Mother—Den how you
come playin’ in de street when I tele you not go
outen de gate? Isaiah—I climbed ober de fence.
—Harper’s Young Peopte.

“Professional courtesy” may prevent a
doctor from betraying the whereabouts ofa burg-

lar who bas secured his surgical attendance,
but it won’t prevent that burglar from looting
that same doctor’s house if he ever has the op-
portunity.—Detroit Free Press.

Stranger (to Bar Harborrealestate owner)
—What’s that corner lot worth by the foot?

Real Estate Owner (in a hushed tone of voice)—
Great heavens, stranger, you don’t s’pose I’d
se}l a lot like that by the foot? Why, that lot
goes by the inch.—Bar Harbor Record,

The poultry and dog show now under full
headway at Tomlinson Hall contains a very re-

markable animal. ltisa big, fat, lazy-looking
dog, whose master boasted that he paid for that
dog’s board more than he paid wages to any one
of the working girls of his woolen mill.—Jndian-
apotis Sentinel.

Much of the color blindness that is becom-
ing quite common is said to be caused py the

use of tobacco. which, being a narcotic, benumbs
the nerves. Sometimes the victim loses sight
altogether. But it is noticeable that the old
smokers are the most fastidious about the colors
which the tobacconists give their cigars.—Cin-
eunnali Commercial Gazetle,

An old washerwoman in Concord, at work
one day, as it began to grow dark unrolled her
sleeves, and said she must go home and get
ready for Mr. Emerson’s lecture. ‘* Why, are
you not too tired to go?” she was asked. * Oh,
Lo, indeed; it always rests me,” was the reply.
“But do you understand what the lecture is
about?’ continued her questioner. “ Well—no,”
was the answer; “but 16 does me good to see
him stand up there, looking so beautiful, and
telling us all we are just as good as he is!”—Bos-
ton Gazette.

Damon and Pythias, two jovial young
ren of my acquaintance, ate pie in one of the

committes rooms atthe Capitol because they
hadn’t money to buy anything better. “Never
inind !” said one; ** we'll both be on the Appro-
priations Committee some day.” ‘* We'll be on
the eee Committee, no doubt,” re-
plied the other, ‘but we sha’n’t be any richer if
we are. A member of the Appropriations Com-
mInittee has been trying to borrow $5 of me for a
week.” Any one who has lived in Washington a
few minutes does not need to be told that this is
@ most terribly realistic story.— Washington Let-
ter to the Boston Gazelle.

Two Kingston men, who went West re-
cently to sell sewing machines, had a rough ex-

perience and were finally obliged to sell their
machines for a mere song to get rid of thei.
They would drive over the prairies a leng dis-
tance to a house, and upon arriving there find
that the inmates were Swedes, unable either to
understand or speak English. Then they would
drive on to the next place, only to find Russians
or Bohemians. If the machine agents happened
to find a house where they could converse with
the people, when they attempted to sella sew-
ing machine, they would be met with *‘ We can
sew; we need no machine. We want a harrow
or a plow.”—Kingston Freeman.

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EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

Much that is interesting can be found in
a perusal of the fifty-second annual report of
the Managers of the New-York Institution for
the Blind. Superintendent William B. Wait
calls attention to the fact that most parents of
blind children are anxious that the unfortunates
he put at music, believing them to be specially
talented in that direction, the truth being that
their “insatiable desire for sweet sounds” is
merely an expression of sensuous feeling made
keener by the loss of the more important sense,
and not a sign of musical talent. Still, music is
largely taught, and the guitar is favored as an
instrument on which a blind person may be-
come proficient, and which he may make use of
in a professional way.

The number of pupils cared for and instructed
duripg the year was 234. The receipts were
$107,634 67; expenditures, $89,266 43. Lega-
cies amounting to $6,000 were received. The
sale of articles manufactured by the pupils
netted $2,564 12. An estimate made by the
Superintendent places the blind population of
the State at 5,443, of whom 870 are of school
age, showing that, with 163 blind pupils en-
rolied at the Batavia school, there are 473 blind
children who are not attending school. Of
these, however, 200 have already received the
benefits of instruction, so that 273 blind per-
s0n8 of school aye are growing upin this State
without schooling of any kind.

a
THEY WANT THE CHARTER FORFEITED,
HARRISBURG, Penn., Jan. 26.—T'o-day a
committee of the Knights of Labor consisting
ot Edward Moore, Henry Bennett, and Joseph
Cahill appeared before the Attorney-General
and asked that a quo warranto be issued against
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com-
pany with a view to a forfeiture of its charter.
They said they came as private citizens to lay
before the department facts to prove that the

railroad company has violated the State Consti-
tution by engaging in the business of mining
coal. They were asked if they had any petition
or affidavit and replied in the negative, but said
that they would at once make one to the effect
that they have positive knowledge that the
Reading Railroad Company and the Reading
Coal and Iron Company are one and the same,
and the debts of one are paid by the
other. It being explained by the Attorney-
General that it is a rule of the department to
hear voth sides before granting a writ of quo
warranto, it was decided to hold the argument
next Thursday. In the meantime the petition-
ers were instructed to serve notice on as many
of the company’s officers as possible. The com-
mittee say they have abundant facts to prove
the company’s violation of the Constitution.
—————

SUITS HIM TO A T.

To the Editor of the New-York Times:
Please send THe WEEKLY TIMES to my
address for another year. I am a atraight-out

Democrat, but your views and abundant matter
on the tariff question suit metoaT. G. W. B.
Sanpy Hook, Conn., Monday, Jan, 23, 1888,

een

AMUSEMENTS.
PR RE SRE
MR. MACKAY’S LECTURE.

In the Lyceum Theatre yesterday after.
noon Mr. F, F. Mackay took up the thread of
his discourse that he dropped on Tuesday. He
further aired his views on the Metaphysics
of Acting. and his remarks were listened to
with appparent satisfaction by a number of Mr.
Franklin Sargent’s pupils and some other folks.
Mr. Mackay is an actor who, nowadays,
talks more than he acts. He has al-
ways been accounted a good actor,
yet for a long while the playgoers have
been deprived of his valuable services. Why?
Perhaps Mr. Mackay answers this question him-
self when he contends: that feeling has nothing
to do with acting. His own acting, therefore,
must be wholly devoid of feeling. Perhaps his
services are not so valuable after all, and the
managers have learned the fact. Mr. Mackay’s
talk yesterday was interesting for various rea-
sons. It was interesting, for instance, when
he was about to quote a long passage from
Shakespeare to hear him explain that he
preferred to read the lines rather thar
trust to his memory; that it was a more difficult
task to read from the book well than to recite

from memory; that some folks were very fond
of bragging about their feats of memory, while
they failed to give proper expression to the lines
they recited. That was the substance of Mr.
Mackay’s explanation. If it meant anything at
ail it was an aliusion to Mr. Sidney Woollett,
who. as a matter of fact, greatly
excels Mr. Mackay in expressing the
nicest shades of meaning when he under-
takes to interpret a poct. Mr. Mackay also
said that people too often gave praise to actors
that really belonged to the dramatist. A ‘juve-
nile” actor In the part of Charles Surface would
be recalled tothe scene after he had left it, and
vociferously applauded becanse the audience
sympathized with the character of Charles,
while the actor who did Joseph would never get
abitof friendiy encouragement, and the specta-
tors would leave the theatre with the impression
that he was a mean sort of a fellow. If
the public could get beyond the illusion
of the play and = give some attention
to the art of acting, Mr. Mackay thought,
it might be better for the stage. Yet a tew
minutes later Mr. Mackay asserted that when a
spectator at a play went beyond the characters
In it to take note of an actor’s voice or his man-
ner of posing you might be sure he had no intel-
ligent appreciation of the art of acting. Surely
the metaphysics of acting must be avery ab-
struse subject. To the common mind it seems
that if the actor succeeds in preserving the illu-
sion of his part he doesall that the most exacting
critic can expect from him. Mr. Mackay
analyzed several familiar scenes in Shake-
speare’s plays. In the balcony scene of ‘Romeo
and Juliet’ he seems to think the actors ought
to speak in whispers, because there is great
danger of discovery. This recalls to mind Mr.
Robert Heller’s famous picture of a landscape
on @ cloudy night. it was merely a piece of
black cloth in a frame, and Mr. Heller ex-
Plained tbat the night was too dark for
the eye to discover any object in the
landscape. The purpose of the actors in the
balcony scene is to express the meaning of the
poet’s words—and there are several actors on our
stage who can dothat as well as Mr. Mackay
can. To be sure some of them are fond of wear-
ing expensive clothes; but that does not spoil
their acting, and is a good thing tu do if they can
afford it.
in astdilie te ngatt
WALLACK’S THEATRE.

The change in the cast of “L’Abbé Con-
stantin” that was made at Wallack’s Theatre
last evening put an element in the performance
of that charming play that was lacking pre-
viously. Mr..E. D. Ward assumed the character
of Lieutenant Jean, and sustained it with fervor
and dignity. The love story is practical-
ly all there is of the play, and
with Mr. Ward as the young officer
it gains new interest and force. Mr. Ward’s
treatment of the quarrel scene was discreot, and
the scene was very effective. Mr. Ward’s mani-
fest fault was a lack of repose, but the ordeal
was a trying one. The audience was a large

one for any theatre to attract on such a
tempestuous night. and the play was fol-
lowed with evident pleasure. Tt is
a worthy work, in which human nature 1s re-
flected aptly and with retinement. The success
of such a play will do more to encourage Amer-
ican play writers than all the indignant pro-
tests Inexperienced people can utter concern-
ing the folly of importing plays
For it is just such plays as this that the
best writers of fiction in America could
produce with practice. ‘The performance has
been greatly improved in many particulars
since last week. The soldiers no longer march
through Mrs. Scott’s grounds, and the pretty
scene that closes the first act has all its proper
significance. The * gas man” does not leave the
chateau brilliantly illuminated at 5 o’clockin the
morning, after all the guests of the night have
gone home and to bed. Mr. Gilbert’s portrayal
of the priest is a delightful example of dramatic
art, and the incidents of the tirst act are present-
ed with consummate skill by everybody con-
cerned in the performance.

CHICKERING HALL.

The semi-annual concert of the students
of the New-York College of Music, which was
given at Chickering Ha!) last evening. was an
exceedingly creditabie entertainment to all con-
cerned. It had some suggestive value for aspir-
ing pianists, inasmuch as no less than four young
ladies, all amateurs, played in a manner th
was fully equal to that of some pretentious per-
sons gow seeking professional remuneration.
Itisnot our purpose to criticise the work of
these young ladies, for they are not yet before

the public. Their playing, however, speaks
well ior the ability, earnestness, and care of
their instructors. The vocal part of the enter-
tainment was creditable, but quite within the
range of amateurs and in nu Way surprising. A
youpg man played the violin with agreeable
tone, a free bow arm, and considerable apti-
tudein stopping. All of those who appeared
have @ great deal to learn, ineluding the pian-
ists, who, if they went before the public with-
out further instruction, would quickly find
themselves down in the rank and file of the for-
gotten. They have reason to expect to become
something in the future. The entertainment,
as a Whole, wae encouraging, because it showed
thataclean, strong technique in both piano
and violin playing and a sensible method of
singing ean be acquired in this city.
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AMUSEMENT NOTES.
At the Metropolitan Opera Honse this
evening Weber's * Euryanthe” will be sung.

The performances of ‘“‘Carmen” have
proved to be the most attractive feature of the
répertoire of the Buston Ideal Opera Company
at the Fifth-Avenue Theatre.

The National Opera Company will begin
@ week’s engagement this evening at the new
Amphion Academy, Bedford-avenue near Broad-
way, Brooklyn, Eastern District. The operas
to be presented are the ‘Queen of Sheba,”
“ Ajda,” “Faust,” ‘“‘Tanuhduser,” and ‘ Lohen-
grin.”

The fifth public rehearsal of the Sym-
phony Society will take place this afternoon at
the Metropolitan Opera House. Villiers Stan-
ford’s Irish symphony will be played for the
first time here. Friulein Adele Aus der Ohe,who
will be the soloist, will play Rubinstein’s D
minor concerto.

Ra Bee ED.

trom Europe.

A PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING.

The Church of the Holy Spirit, Sixty-
sixth-street and Madison-avenue, was crowded
last evening at the marriage of Miss Lillie Cohu,
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cohu, to Will-
iam Howard Barnard, The chancel was prettily
decorated with flowers. The ushers were A. L.
David, Charles Erskine, A. Atwater, William
Stewart, J. R. Keim, and Frank Keck. The
bride was attended by four bridesmaids—Miss
Belle Barnard, sister of the groom; Miss Chris-
tine Graham of Brookiyn, Miss Lizzie Cohu and
Miss Eugenie Cohu, sisters of the bride. Their
costumes were of white satin, covered with
cream-white lace. They carried bouquets of
hyacinths and pink roses. Edward Barnard, a
brother of the groom, was the best man.

The bride wore a heavy white satin dress,
made with a long train, with silver brocade on
the frontof the skirt A tulle veil was secured
by a bunch of orange blossoins.. Her ornaments
were diamonds. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Dr. Guilbert, Rector of the church,
and the Rev. Dr. Newman R. Maynard. After
the church service, there was a reception at the
home of the bride’s parents, Lexington-avenue
and Sixty-ninth-street, which was largely at-
tended. Among those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. James Erskine,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Singer, Gen. and Mra,
Callis, Col. and Mrs. Charles Bridge, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wright, Dr. and Mrs. Massey, Mr,
and Mrs. Mortimer Earle, Miss Livingston, Mr.
and Mra. Erskine Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Em-
mett Seward.

The bride and groom will make a wedding
tour through the South.

meet
AN EXCELLENT PAPER,
To the Editor of the New-York Times:

I inclose you a money order for THE
WEEKLY Times. You print an excellent paper.
It is generally about right on all political ques-
tions. The Republicans made a mistake in op-

posing Lamar’s nomination. Tam a Republican,
73 years old, and have seen the rise and fall of

olitical parties. Iwas for Blaine in 18384, but
f he is nominated again this year the party
will be beaten from the start. Cleveland will be
a strong candidate, as he is a good President,

bi,
PLEASANTVILLE, Penn., Saturday, Jan:21,1888.:

ICY STREETS FOR THE WINDS
HIGH CARNIVAL.
PEDESTRIANS LOSE HATS AND DIGNITY

IN A BREEZE OF 58 MILES AN HOUR—
TRAVEL IMPEDED BY ICE AND SNOW.
When an area of low barometer becomes
tired of one locality it folds itself up, with all
its belongings, including depressing weather,
and steals away only to make room fora high
barometer, which invariably makes its appear-
ance backed by a boisterous wind. The high
barometer came intc town yesterday after-
noon at the rate of 58 miles an hour.
The wind, which came into town at
the same rate, was the heaviest
whieh has blown for many" years. A
wind of 20 miles an houris fast enough to be-
long to a new country, and one that blows 58
miles an hour ought to be ashamed to show it-
self further east than Kansas. The storm cen-
tre around which this extraordinary zepbyr of
yesterday was hovering is spending a few hours
at Block Island, andit isto be hoped that this
particular storm centre will soon move out into

the Atlantic, where 1t will have alarge and un-
oceupied tield for its operations.

Where did the wind come from? That was
the question which pedestrians asked them-
selves as the chilling freeze lifted the collars of
their greateoats, or biew concentrated oxygen
down their unwilling throats. In the streets it
was impossible to tell where that wind was
going, or whence itcame. One cust would blowa
man forward at an angle of 45°; then another
would throw him backward. [t was a substantial
wind, one that a man could lean against without
falling over, andif ithad been stirringan atmos-
phere of 70° instead of one of 15° it might have
been pleasant, bet such as it was it sent keen
shafts of cold into the very marrow, and dis-
torted the average face of govod nature with a
took of pain. ;

To add te the general misfortune the side-
walks, masked beneath coatings of ice, displayed
a treacbery and a disposition to Inflict scalp
wounds only to be compared with that of the
merciless Comanche Indian, who gloats over the
pain of his tortured victims. Almost every-
where there was a giare of ice waiting
for the westerly wind to waft a victim
to it. While genial Ben Franklin, done
in brouze, keeps watch over Printing House-
square, there the wind was fiercest. In front of
the /ribune Building there was a sidewalk more
slippery than a ward politician. It has been
said that ths wicked stand in slippery places,
buteven the wicked had to sit down when they
reached this particular sidewalk, and as they
sat looking at the tall building there was re-
proack written in every line of their faces,
and surprise, as well, at the inconsistency
of a paper which preaches protection
to the American citizen and then refuses him
even the protection of ashes on the sidewalk. A
big policeman sailed across Spruce-street at its
juction with Nassau aud, sitting down with
other citizens, quoting the last words of the no-
ble Centurion in the play of *‘ Virginius,” he
yelled in agony, “Ashes! Ashes!” followime his
tragic remark with others which almost melted
theice. When, finally, he arose it was to have
the sidewalk properly sprinkled with the pow-
dered carbonate, 80 eflicacious at this season in
allaying the dangers to pedestrianism.

Enforced politeness of a certain form was the
rule yesterday. There has not been so much
lifting of hats since the days of chivalry. The
silk hatand the derby flew from the heads of
the people at the bidding of the wind and were
chased sometimes for blocks. One shiny silk
hat was stopped by the broad front wheel ofa
moving wagou. The driver, relentless as fate,
crushed over the tile; the wind then blew
the hat just in place for the rear wheel
to get in its work, then the hat looked
very tired, and a _ bystander, who smiled
was sent on a Ghase after his ownjhat. Even the
Jadies suffered the mortification of chasing their
head coverings, and the wings of feathered
songsters, whose voices long since were stilled,
fluttered through the air vesterday, attached to
masses of ribbon,felt, and lace. While these things
were filling Printing House-square with anima-
tion a crowd was collecting. This crowd grew in
the afternoon from hour to hour untilit looked like
a political campaign meeting. And what were the
crowd there for? Why, just to see people come
up Nassau-street, lose their hats, and sit down
suddenly. Every man who did this and was
greeted with roars of laughter, as muostof them
were, immediately got up, joined the crowd, ana
waited with walicious pieasure for the next
victim. Fortunately, at this point, though falls
were nuMeroUs, NO ope was hurt.

The wind was not satisfied with doing mias-
chief on the sidewalks, but hustled around
among the telegraph poles and even made a
desperate attempt to brush Mr. Gould's electric
cobwebs out of the sky altogether, but in this
it succeeded no better than the people of New-
York, who have been attempting the feat for
some years.

Superintendent Humstone, at the Western
Union Building, teared that the company would
be greatly inconvenienced. In these days of
heavy wire and sturdy poles it takes a very
fierce wind with an accompaniment of sleet to
make much trouble for the _ telegraph
companies. He said most of their trouble
nowadays came from the swinging and
touching of wires, which, of ceurse,
make a confusion of sounds at the offices and
add to the difficulty of accurate telegraphic
transmission. Itis only a step from the Western
Union Building to the Post Office, where there
was some mourning on account of delayed
mails. The storm of Wednesday night ana the
bigh winds of Thursday delayed the trains from
the West and South from one to six hours, and
the innocent Post Office officials had to listen to
some growling in consequence.

A wind blowing 58 miles an hour across a
bridge suspended more than 100 feet above high
water does not make of that bridge an ideal

romenade. The wind which biew across the
srooklyn Bridge yesterday afternoon assisted
many a pedestrian away from New-York, but
few dared to face the bitter blast, and, as
@ watter of fact, THE ‘TIMES’s reporter
who came from Brooklyn to New-York along
the breezy promenade at 4 o’clock was alone
allthe way. Not another soul was willing to
pay 1 cent for the privilege of facing the biting
cold. The cable became a perfect olian harp,
and touched by the wind, responded with a
weird and mournful melody. Regardless of the
gale, an electric light employe orossei one
of the slender tresses near the centre of
the bridge, mounted an electric light mast at
the very edge of the bridge, and quietly fitted
fresh carbons into the lamp, while the wind blew
his scarf and his coat out like banners. Having
finished his work, he stood for a moment on the
truss, again inclined his body slightly toward
the wind, and fearlessly recrossed to safety on
the promenade, underneath which the East
River was roaring and tumbling along, carrying
great blocks of ice into the bay from the Sound,
which is reported full of ice.

Between Throge’s Neck and Sands Point the
ice is packed so tight that sailing vessels are un-
able to pass through without the aid of steam.
The gale has driven the ice in to the shore, mak-
ing a strong ice pack, which is all but impene-
trable even to the large steamers, which were
from one to five hours late.

The wind was very fierce up the Mohawk Val-
ley. The New-York Central abandoned all its
trains on the Hudson River Division at 6
o’clock last night on account of the snow block-
ade. The wind, which blew at 60 miles an hour,
swept the light snow across the tracks in such
quantities that resistance to it was useless.
The suow was no sooner cleared away by gangs
of laborers than it covered the tracks again.
There were three passenger trains stalled in the
snow between Albany and New-York, and fully
a score of freight trains. The company an-
nounces that it will have the snow blockade
raised as soon as the high wind subsides, and it
expects to start the Chicago limited this morn-
ing as usual at 9:50 o'clock, and other trains
thereafter as usual.

Trains came into the Jersey City stations
yesterday nearer their schedule time than would
be expected, considering the weather of the
night before and the snow supposed to be piled
up along the lines. In fact, there was scarcely
any local delay. The Pennsylvania trains from
Washington and Philadelphia were on time,
but the Western train due at 9:27 last evening
was about three hours delayed. The Erie put an
extra large force at work clearing the road on
Wednesday night, and had no local trouble.
Train No. 4-from Chicago was five hours behind
time. The Morris and Essex landed its pas-
sengers ab Hoboken with pleasing regard for the
time tables.

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MRS. FLOWER’S STOLEN JEWELRY.

WATERTOWN, N. Y., Jan. 26.—Michael
Fleming was arrested yesterday on the charge
of stealing about $1,000 in diamonds, jewelry,
and money trom Mrs. George W. Flower, a
wealthy widow by whom he was employed as
coachman. This morning it was discovered that
very conclusive circumstances point to Flem-
ing’s innocence and to the guilt of Flora Dalton,
a 14-year-old girl, whose parents reside at Rome,
and who was once a Sunday school scholar in
Mrs. Flower’s class. She ran away from home
and called on her teacher, spending the after-
noon and evening and erjoying the freedom of
the house. Afterward she exbibited the jewelry
and money. TheChief of Police has received a
telegrain trom Rome, N. Y., announcing the ar-
rest of Flora Dalton and stating that the missing
jewelry and money were found in her posses-
sion. Mrs. Flower 1s_ the widow of George
Flower, brother of the Hon. Roswell P. Flower.

BEE SEN SY
FATAL DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
PITTSBURG, Jan, 26.—A terrific explosion
of dynamite occurred this morning at the Carbon
Limestone Company’s quarries, on the line of tne
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Road, about 10 miles

from Youngstown, Ohio. Foreman Masters of
the company placed 20 sticks of dynamite on
& Stove inashauty in which five Italians were
lounging. An explosion occurred and the shanty
Was blown to pieces. Masters was picked up
some 20 teetaway. Life was extinct, his body
being horribly mangled. Allthe Llalions were
more or less injured. nearly all having their legs
and arms broken. ‘Two, it is expected. will die.
Zhe accident was caused by Masters failing to
ebey orders in regard to the dynamite,

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CHANOKLLOR MEL

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DEAD.
THE HONORABLE CAREER OF A SELF-

MADE MAN.

ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 26.--Chancellor P. H.
Mell of the University of Georgia died at his
residencs on the campus this morning at 6
o'clock. His ilpess was of ever a montli’s
duration aud was occasioned by overwork,
which, combined with his age, made his recovery
at alltimes doubtful. The university exercises
have been suspended until after the funeral,

which will occur in the University chapel about
Suaday.

Dr. Mell was born in Walthourville, Liberty
County, Ga., July 19, i814. His father was a
man of property, but by an unfortunate surety-
ship he lost all of his fortune when his son was
13 years old, and soon after died. His wife

soon followed him to the grave, and thus P. H.
Mell was, at the age of 14 left a penniiess
orphan. A scant wardrobe constituted all his
worldly possession. His first engagement was
to teach a primary school in a log hut with a
dirt floor, when 17 years of age. This continued
forashort time only, as he soon entered the
Walthourville Academy, paying for his instruc-
tion by teaching some of the primary classes,
He-was a _ student at Amberst College,
Massachusetts, where he studied diligently
for two years, supporting himself by teach-
ing during vacation, and a part of the
term time. The last expedient involved the
necessity of carrying on his own college studies
during his absence, and standing an examina-
tion at his return. When half through college,
yielding to solicitations, he taught fur a year
in the academy at West Springtield, Maas.,
when he became Associate Principal of the
high school at East Hartford, Conn., where he
remained one year, returning to Georgia in
1838. The next five or six years he taught
school in Lower and Middle Georgia. when,
partly on the recommendation of Gov.
George M. ‘Troup, he was elected to
the Professorship of Ancient Languages in
Mercer University, and entered on his
duties in February, 1842. For 13 years he re-
mained a Professor in the institute and was
noted for the excellence of his discipline and
his ability asa Professor. His connection with
Mercer was dissolved in November, 1855. The
following year, 1856, he was elected Professor
of Aucient Languages by the Trustees of the
University of Georgia. When Dr. Church,
President of the University, resigned in 1880,
Dr. Mell was elected to the Chair of Meta-
physics and Ethics, which he held at the time
of his death, although elected in August, 1878,
Chancellor of the University and ex officio
President of the State College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts.

Dr. Mell received many other conclusive evi-
dences of the high regard in which his character
and ability were held. He declined the Presi-
dency of Wake Forest College, North Carolina;
ot tbe Mississippi College. Mississippi; of
Georgetown College, Kentucky, and of Chero-
kee College, Georgia. He was elected Pastor of
the Savannah Baptist Church twice, and twice
had he been elected to the Pastorate of the
Green-Street Church, Augusta, and once to
that of the First Church of Charleston, 8. C.,
allof which calls he felt it his duty to decline,
For 24 years, with one exception, he acted as
Moderator of the Georgia Baptist Association,
and for the last 22 years, with the exception of
4 years, he has been elected President of the
Georgia Baptist Convention. For eight years
in succession, from 1865 to 1872, inclusive, be
presided over the Southern Baptist Convention,

During the war of secession there was a call
made by Gov. Brown of Georgia for six-months’
troops. In response to that call Prof. Mell
raised a company while Professor at Athens, and
was made Captain. When the regiment was
formed he was elected Colonel, and remained in
actual service for six months, his regiment being
at different times stationed at Atlanta, Rome,
and Savannah.

‘RICH IN FIRST FOLIOS.

NEW-YORK HAS MANA SHAKESPEARES
—MR. FLEMING’S READING.

At the meeting of the Shakespeare Society
in Hamilton Hall, Columbia College, last ever-
ing, W. H. Fleming read a paperon “ The First
Folio Shakespeares in New-York City.” He said
the {literary value of the firat folio of Shake-
speare’s plays could not be overestimated.
Twelve copies were owned in New-York City.
The Lenox Library, outside of the British Mn-
seu, possessed the largest number of copies
of the folios. It had two of the first folio,
seven of the second, two of the third, two of the

fourth, and two copies of a reproduction of the
first on rice paper. S. W. Phoenix had be-
queathed a copy to Columbia College, absolutely
perfect, and from it Ignatius Donnelly had
taken the photographs which he intended using
in his work on the cipher. The Astor Library
had a first folio purchased from the Stowe
Library, and with the Duke of Buckingham’s
crest on the cover. It was a made-up copy, col-
lected from different folios, and not first-class.
It cost £76. Charles H. Kalbfleisch owned a
wonderfully perfect first folio of large size and
in good condition. He bought it for £480, but
had since declined offers of £800 and £1,000.
Charles W. Frederickson had a made-up copy,
with sume of the pages areprint. The estate of
Robert Lenox Kennedy owned a folio with a
tac-simile title page and the Duke of Sussex’s
eee oe Brayton Ives had a handsomely-
bound and good copy. Elihu Chauncy had an
imperfect copy. Robert Hoe’s copy was the
largest so far discovered. Its actual meas-
urements were 1333 inches high by 85g
inches wide. It had been supposed that
the “Daniel” owned by the Baroness Burdett
Coutts was the largest, but Mr. Hoe’s exceeded
it in size, and besides the pages of the “ Daniel”
were rotten from cleaning. Another novelty
in Mr. Hoe’s copy was the uncut edges. It
originally belonged to Sir John MHayford
Thorold, Bart., Syston Park, Lincolnshire, Eng-
land. Henry Sewall had an imperfect copy
with a number of pages from a reprint. Aucus-
tin Daly had just purchased from Dodd, Mead &
Co. one copy of each of the four folios.

Stevens, one of the earliest commentators on
Shakespeare, believed that the first edition of
the first folio was only 280 copies. Mr. Flem-
ing thought it remarkable that New-York, after
a space of 260 years, should possess so large a
number (12) of the copies, and of these, three or
four the most perfect inthe world. Nocity in
the world, except London, where mostof the
plays were written and published, owned 80
many. The absence of continuous numbers in
the paging of the folio, Mr. Fleming thought,
was due to the fact that, in those days, no print-
ing house could undertake the issuing of such a
heavy work, and it was issued in parts by differ-
ent printers, who each numbered their portions
separately.

Appleton Morgan, President of the society,
commenting on the paper, said that he thought
Mr. Fleming’s suggestion about several printers
combining in the production of one work was
not only original but valuable. It was an eifect-
ive answer to Mr. Donnelly, who affected to see
in this inconsecutive paging the wily hand of
Francis Bacon.

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HER REASON.

“Papa, do not drink to-night!” The
words came in soft, pleading, tear-soaked tones
from the sweet, golden-haired innocent that
grasped his hand beseechinely.

A tear welled in the father’s eye.

my child?” he asked.
‘Because Alphonse will be here to-night, and

if you come home blind, blazing, staggering
drunk and smash everything you’re going to
scare him off, and plumbers’ sons are not plenti-
ful this season. That's the why.

“Oh, dear, dear papa, do not take anything
but Riker’s Calisaya Tonic, and you will be all
right; and, papa, bring me home a bottle. Al
may ‘ pop’ when he sees you so reformed, and
I shall need it then to brace me up; and, oh,
papa, get me a box of Riker’s Face Powder, as I
must look my very best to-night. You know
there’s a strike. I must strike to-night.”—2£z-
change.

“Why not,

Seer hs Rete eee)
DROWNED IN THE CHINA SEA.
From the Springfield Republican, Jan. 24.

News reached Rutland, Vt., Sunday from
the Consul at Yokohama, Japan, of the death
by drowning of Charles H. Ripley, son of the

late Gen. W. Y. Ripley of Center Rutland. He
was drowned in the China Sea while passing be-
tween China and Japan Dec. 4. The French
steamship on which he Was a passenger struck
@ rock hitherto unknown to navigators and
sunk. Heclung toa piece of the wreck for 13
hours till completely exhausted, and then fell
into the sea; a companion was saved to tell the
story. Mary Ripley, a sister, and her husband,
C,. M. Fisher, of Vergennes, were lost in April,
1873, in a shipwreck off Halifax while returning
from England. Charles H. Kipley was a brother
of Mrs. Julia C. R. Dorr, the authoress, and of
Gens. W. Y. W. Ripley and Edward H. Ripley.

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A PRESIDENT PAYS HIS FARE.

From the Pittsburg Commercial, Jan. 24.
President John Newell of the Pittsburg
and Lake Erie Railroad and Chauncey Andrews

left last night for their homes. When Mr.
Newell arrived here on Sunday he came from
New-York. When he got on the Pennsylvania
Railroad train he pulled out his annugl pass,
but was surprised to tind thatit was dated 1887.
He forgot to have it renewed, and the heartless
conductor refused to honor it. Mr. Newellina
good-natured way suid, ‘** Rules are rules,” and
putting his hand in his pocket paid his fare. The
money Will probably be returned to lim.

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WELOOME TO HIS FAMILY.
To the Editor of the New-York Times:
Inclosed please find $1 for THE WEEKLY
TIMES. I have read THE WEEKLY TIMEs for sev-

eral years and I must say that I like itas well
as any newspaper that I everread. I hope you
will continue to keep the staudard of your week-
ly story high. The literary and moral standing
THE TIMES makes it very welcome to my a

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HOBOKEN, N. J., Monday, Jan. 23, 188&

DUTY OF A PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

TOWARD INNOCENT AND GUILTY.
Tothe Editor of the New-York Times:

TY have been surprised recently by what
seems tome tobe very erroneous opinions on
the part of Judges as to what constitutes the
duties of a prosecuting officer. Your article in
to-day’s issue suggesting that my profession is
‘*@ mystery to laymen” is apropos, and they
may well view it in that light if it be really cor-
rect that a prosecuting officer is bound to sus-
tain a conviction on appeal even though he is
satisfied that error has been committed. I, for

one, have never pelieved that the duties of a
public prosecutor were sv circumscribed.

As I have understvod it, he is elected to repre-
sent the public, and itis his especial duty to see
that no guilty person escapes, and, quite as
much, that no innocent person suffers. This
duty covers him as with a mantle from the time
the charge is made against a person until he has
served his full time; for evenif it should appear
to him that a person had been unfairly convict-
ed, though years after bis sentence, 1t would be
his strict duty to see that not a day long-
er than was necessary should elapse before
his punishment sbould cease. ‘There _ is
no power in the courts to compel a
prosecuting officer to bring a case to trial if he
thinks it would be an injustice to do so. A
Judge may refuse to permit an indictment to be
nolle prosequied, but he cannot compel a prose-
cuting officer to act against his official sense
of duty. If such be the responsibility to
the public which he takes upon himself? when
chosen to fill that office, can it be said that if
error has crept into the trial of a ease which he
has been prosecuting, whether it be at the trial
or later, that itis not his bounden duty to eor-
rect such error by every means in his power ?

The fault found with Mr. Semple is unjust.
He was acting under the direction of Judge
Martine, the District Attorney, and upon him
devolved all the responsibility that attached to
that oftice. I do not think Mr. Semple performed
his whole duty, but I differ with the grounds
upon which the Judges have assailed him. I
think it was his absolute duty to have appeared
before the General Term and expressed himself
as he felt, that the conviction of John de Leon
could not legally be sustainea. After he had
done that the discretion vested in him ceased,
and the responsibility of the court again at-
tached, and, as in thecase of de Leon, he is
relieved from further responsibility until he is
called to appear in the case before the Court
of Appeals, when, if he should from
fear of judicial censure or public clamor fail to
express himself conscientiously he would in my
opinion be guilty of gross perversion of duty,
and should be removed from office. Unfortu-
nately there are too many judicial blunders
now that haveto be rectitied in the highest
courts to justify a prosecuting officer in relax-
ing his efforts to see that no innocent person is
punished. It is purely the duty of the public
prosecutor to watch cases after the trial Judge

as-.disposed of them, and itis no part of the
auty of that Judge, so far as the interests of the
individual are concerned, to interfere unless
called upon todo so by some higher tribunal.
Beyond the natural and proper ambition to feel
that his opinions are respected and his fairness
recognized, he has no more to do with what the
prosecuting officerin the line or his duty con-
siders proper in the future, than he has to inter-
fere with any prisoner except by force of some
statutory authority, whois not presented for
trial before him by the public prosecutor.

I feel more like crowning Mr. Semple with
laurel than draping him ip crape.

JOHN D. TOWNSEND.
NEW-YorK, 49 CHAMBERS-STREET, Thursday,
Jan. 26, 1888.

WALL-STREET TALE.

Some activity and much strength was
shown in yesterday’s stock market. Few stocks
declined; many advanced; holaers of securities
were generally given courage by the day’s rec-

ord. Eventhe Gould stocks were kept steady
and made to show arising tendency.

There is little probability that this will con-
tinue so far as the Gould securities are con-
cerned, for the Gould programme has been too

plainiy mappea out to the contrary. Mr. Gould
has some bushels of stock to sell and some
scores of enemies to punish, some friends to fool
and hangup. But whatthe Gould stocks shall
do or may do can hardly have a controlling in-
fluence on the securities of other and independ-
ent properties. .

The big transactions ‘in railroad bonds (pur-
chases growing daily more and mure extensive
andimportant) testify in no uncertain way that

the public has not turned its back for good on
Wall-street. Instead of desertion by the public
it is rather discrimination by the public. Men re-
member the long list of corporations that were
boomed one by one to fancy prices by the Gould
contingent only to be bankrupted at what was
made to appear the very acme of prosperity; the
list goes back to the flush days of Jersey South-
ern, and takes in Erie, Union Pacific, Texas Pa-
cific, Missouri, Kansas and Texas, Wabash, and —
But isn’t that list long enougb, instructive
enough, shameful enough ?

This is common fame wherever men are who
know aught of Wall-street history. Its lessons
have not all been learned yet, perhaps, but cer-
tain itis that the old-time trickery, perennial

though it strives to be, has lost much of its hurt-
ful efficacy. Men come to Wall-street now
equipped with facts enough to stop speculations
that have only Jay Gould’s pledges to support
them. But, after all, the swath that Jay Gould
cuts in the financial world is a guod deal littler
than the average opinion supposes. All stocks
and bonds have not his characteristic taint.
And that the public mors and more appreciates
this is evidenced in the large investments that
are right now going on, investments that with-
out any ado have absorbed tens and tens of mill-
ions of dollars worth or railroad bonds in the
New-York market since the firstof the vear.
Bankers of experience say the present buying of
bonds is almost without a parallel, so great is it
and withal so free from anything but straight-
forward investment features.

The Lackawanna Company is to make a good
statement to-day, on the anticipation or which
the stock rose about 1 point yesterday. All the

coal stocks show strength. Reading scored
nearly a whole point advance yesterday, while
Delaware and Hudson, on the handsome show-
ing of its annual report, closed 145 higher than
it opened.

All of the Southern stocks went up, some of
them notably and with evident ease. Richmond
Terminal preferred and Tennessee Coal and

Iron particularly made pleasing advances. The
Tennessee Coal and [ron Company is ready now
to increase its production materially.

Dealings began yesterday in the securities of
the reorganized Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Road, and both common and preferred shares

advanced in price from the opening prices. An
otticial statement filed with the Stock Exchange
shows that during the year ending with Decem-
per last the company earned $2,071,604 25,
from which the deduction of $1,253,000 for
operating expenses and taxes left net earnings
aggregating $818,604 25. H. H. Porter of Chi-
cagois President of the road, and R. P. Flower
is at the head of its Board of Directors.

The New- York and New-England Road's earn-
ings are showing further decreases. But there

are expectations that they will be better three

or four years hence, when some bridge for its

®accommodation is built across the Hudson River.

—aae
OBITUARY NOTES.

William H. Brodie, the old and well-known

cotton broker who was stricken with illuess at his

office on Wednesday, died early yesterday morning
at the Chambers-Street Hospital. A cummittee of
the Cotton kxchange will hold ameeting at 3:15
o’clock this afternoon to take suitable action on the
death of their old associate. The body will be re-
moved to Elizabeth, N. J.

Charles Mosgaard, one of the representatives
of Funch, Edye & Co., the ship brokers, on the floor

of the Maritime Exchange, died yesterday, after a
two weeks’ iilness. He was in his forty-ninth year.
Mr. Mosgaard had been a resident of this country
jor many years, coming here from Norway. He had
charge of the Scandinavian trade of Funch, Edye
& Co., with which firm he had been connected for
18 years. Mr. Mosgaard was married and lived in
South Brooklyn.

Nelson McStea, a wealthy retired merchant of
New-Orleans, died yesterday morning. He was

born in Armagh, Ireland, in 1818, and went to
New-Orleans on an emigrant ship in the thirties.
He attracted the attention of the late John Burnside,
who took him as an avprentice in his dry goods
business. He remained with the house for 25
years, when Burnside turned over the business to
MeStea, who carried it on with a partner for some
22 years, only retiring last year on account of fail-
ing health. He had of late years spent his Sum-
mers at Newport, R. I. He leaves two sons and
two daughters to inherit his large fortune.

Jabez Holmes Hazard, who died suddenly at
his home in Llewellyn Park, West Orange, N. J., of

heart failure, due to an acute attack of dyspepsia,
from which malady he had been a chronic sufferer,
was about 70 years of age, and was engaged in the
drug trade for many years in Maiden-iane, in which
lue made a large fortune. He retired many years
ago. He was one of the principal stockholders in
the Screw Dock Company, Pier 3942 East River, and
was President of that company for nearly 20 years,
and was Vice-President at the time of his death,
having held that office for the last three or four years
of his life. Mr. Hazard was of an old New-England
family. He was County Auditor of Essex County,
N. J., and was prominentiy kuown in the local coun-
ty politics of that State, having held ofiice there tor
many years. His wife died some months ago, and
he leaves one sun, who is Superintendent and Treas-
urer of the Screw Dock Company, and four daugh-
ers.

a
MOLLY WILKES SOLD.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 26.—Molly Wilkes, bay
mare, 6 years, has been sold by E. S. Muir of Don-

erail, Ky., to William Redding of New-York for
$10,000. She is by Young Jim, dam Augusta, by
Alice Weat, and has a record of 2:24%

LOGROLIING IN CONGRESS

MILLIONS TO BE SPENT FOR
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

THE ANNUAL SCRAMBLE BEGUN—MAJOR
LUDLOW REMOVED—PENSIONS FOR
MRS. LOGAN AND MRS. BLATR.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Mr. Dibble, the

Chairman of the House Committee on Public

Buildings and Grounds, invited the members of

the House to-day to a ‘‘ pork hunv’ of the most

tascinating and extravagant character, and
the House manifested the usual greed for such
propositions. It was only natural, after the

House had been doing business for several days

by unanimous consent, that it should become

demoralized, and that it should readily favor a

proposition which, if adopted, will relieve the

Treasury of about $15,000,000 of the surpius

and greatly simplify the work of the Ways

and Means Committee in reducing the revenues.

The logrolling scheme came up late in the

afternoon in the shape of a-resolution offered by

Mr. Dibble, asking that a day be set for the con-

sideration of bills to be indicated by the Com-

mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, The
order was not to be continuous in terms, as was
the unfortunate request made by Mr. Stock-
slager inthe Forty-eighth Congress, but it was
to continue until the House was tired of it. Mr.

Randall promptly put on his fighting rig,

and he was joined in the contest that

was waged until the close of the session
by Mr. Hatch, one of the many Democrats who
were favorable to the motion, helped by Mr.

“Tim” Campbell. Messrs, C. R. Breckinridge,

McAdoo, Stahlnecker, Wise, Rayner, Barnes,

Lee, Catchings, Merriman, Springer, and others

were opposed to Mr. Rardall. Indeed, the op-

position appeared to be but a handful compared
to the strong Democratic and strouger Repub-
lican contingent anxious to have the gates of

the Treasury opened for public buildings
everywhere. Mr. Dibble made a speech, in
which he declared with perfect safety that
the committee would not occupy a mo-
ment more of time than the House de-
sired. The Republicans, after voting against
motions to adjourn, suddenly turned about and
voted to adjourn, while the Democrats took the
other side. At iast Mr. Randall, having tried
the whole body by his persistent motions for re-
cess, adjournment and recess, compelled the
House, out of mere fatigue, to give up the
struggle. It will be renewed, however, and the
public ought to Know what the prize is for
which the hungry members will fight.

There had been introduced and referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds up
to to-day about 150 bills for public buildings.
They are scattered all over the country, in near-
ly all the States. This fact enlists and secures
the attendance and votes of a very handsome
majority of the House. Once they could get the
ball rolling it would go on until the bills of mest
it not ali of the logrolling combinations were

vassed. Ifthe 150 odd bills were passed by the
fouse the Senate would jump them throuch
at one. sitting and cry for more. The
House committee, if it gets consent to
have a day, will whirl out the bills as fast as
they can be passed, and Mr. Randall will have
to fight them almost alone, for Mr. Holman,
once the watchdog, is a convert to the idea of
spending money for public buildings pretty
freely. A few of the bills, taken at random, wiil
serve to show that the distribution is wide, and
that the average is more than $150,000 per bill:
Denver, Col. ...$1,000,000, York, Penn.... $150,000
Kansas City.... 100,000/Statesville, N.

C 150,000

Allegheny, C
Penn 200,000| Defiance, Ohio. 250,000
Chester, Penn.. 75,000|Poruland, Ore-
Staunton, Va... 75,000) 500,000
Fond du Lac, Buffalo, N. Y.. 300,000
ap SE ER 50,000 Suspension
Albuquerque, | Bridge, N.Y. 150,000
100,000 ' Po °
| Oh 60,000
25,000
100,000

New- Mexico.
Rochester, N. :
r 100,000}Gallipolis, Ohio
100,000) Granville, 8. C.
100,600|Salem, Oregon. 100,000
100,000|\Chicago, Ill.... 200,000
100,000|\Charleston,
Custon House, 52,000
New-York. .. (enough.)/Pensacola,
i Clee pede 50,000
$4,062,000
There was very plain desire shown to-day to
avoid aroll callof members. It will not be pos-
sible to avoid such a presentation of the matter,
however, and it will be an interesting list to
study when it is made.
-=*
The fate that has threatened Engifeer Com-
missioner Ludlow of the District of Columbia
for many months overtook him to-day in the
form ofan order from the President relieving

him of his duties as Commissioner, and replac-
ing him by the appointment of Major Charles W.
Raymond. Major Ludlow will certainly have no
cause to complain that in his case the President
has not been long-suffering and kind. Almost
from the day he took charge of the duties
that fall to the care of Engineer Com-
missioner he has been a e¢ause of trouble
to his fellow-Commissioners and a provoker
of unjust and unnecessary assaults upon the
President. Evidently having small regard for
mere private citizens, he has from time to time,
as they have had occasion to goto him with
grievances, treated them with a degree of con-
tempt, not to say insolence, that had come to be
insutferable. In his determination to carry out
plans of improvement for the District outside
the city, he has approved arbitrarily, it seems,
and at times against the judgment of his asso-
ciate Commissioners, improvements which con-
templated inroaas upon property protected by
acts of Congress, and when protest was made,
notably by the proprietors of a German ceme-
tery whose grounds were sacrilegiously in-
vaded, he evinced no sort of regard for the ob-
jections presented. To the Prestdent, when he
came to inquire into the complaints against
Major Ludlow, it appeared plain that his judg-
ment was so defective and his inability to get
along with his colleagues and with the public
was so complete that the interests ot the Dis-
trict could best be subserved by getting a new
Engineer Commissioner. The removal is not the
result of the attacks upon the I’resideot as the
promoter of syndicate undertakingsin the north-
west section of the city. These have been repre-
sented as successful, because Major Ludlow was
permitted by the sufferance of the President to
help them out. The improvements, it is true,
have followed the President's purchase of a
house at Oak View. But they have been made
by the expenditure of private capital in and
upon lands owned by the nen who bore the ex-
pense, and who expect to benefit by their ex-
penditures. The President is not interested in
any of the purchases except hisown. He could
not have prevented the speculations if it
had been oproper for him to do _ so.
The improvement will be of great public ad-
vantage, as well as a source of profit to the men
who are naking them. It is not asserted that
Major Ludlow bas been corrupt or that he has
profited pecuniarily by his course in helping the
schemes of improvement. But he has mani-
fested an incapacity for keeping within the law
that was found to make trouble,and had infirmi-
ties of manner which were unbearable. The
President has recently given attention to per-
sonal representations against Major Ludlow
by citizens whe had found him indif-
ferent to the restraints of the law,
and he tound upon examination that he could
notlonger defend him in his course if peace
was to be maintained in the District. When
Mayor Ludlow was appointed, he came from
Philacelphia with the reputation of being an
extremely popular officer in that city. Mr.
Randall, who opposed his appointment, said a
few days ago that Mayor Ludlow ‘came to
Philadelphia by a combination and went away
unanimously.” Jct is doubtful whether the
removal of any officer of the District has ever
given greater satisfaction than the decapitation
of Ludlow. His offense seems to be, stated in a
few words, that he was lacking in common sense.
His treatment of private citizens was, unfort-
unately, no better than an army officer’s com-
mon treatment of an enlisted man.

Major Charles W. Raymond. who succeeds
Major Ludlow, is a native of Connecticut, but
Was appointed to the United States Military
Academy from New-York in 1861. He was
graduated at the head of his class in 1865 and
was promoted to be First Lieutenant, Engineer
Corps, June 23 of that year. He served
as assistant to the Special Board of Engineers
for improving fortifications in the vicinity
of Boston in 1865-6, and on several other itn-
pertant works. In 1867 he was promoted to be
Captain. In 1872 he was appointed principal
assistant Professor of Natural and Experimental
Philosophy at the Academy. He commanded the
United States expedition to Northern Tasmania
in 1874-5 to observe the transit of Venus, and
in 1878 was designated as instructor of practical
military engineering, wmilitery signaling, and
telegraphy at the Academy. The degree
of Ph. D. was conferred on him in 1875
by Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, and heis the
author of various mathematical papers on sub-
jects connected with terrestrial magnetism. LHe
was born Jan, 14,1842, and is therefore but afew
days over 46 years of age. Since 1878 he has
been engaged in various works of importance,
as the improvement of Boston Harbor and the
work on the Fourth District of the Mississippi
River improvements at New-Orleans, from which
city he was ordered to Washington Dec. 7, 18867
to relieve Col. Join M. Wilson, Assistant to the
Chief of Engineers and the Commissioner of
Publie Buildings and Groundsin this city, whose
doubie duties required a relief.

o

Roanoke, Va

Altoona, Penn.
Yonkers, N. Y.
Hudson, N. Y..

The House Committee on Foreign Affairs has
decided to report favorably Mr. Belmont’s bill
providing for the participation of the United

States in the Paris Exposition to be held next
year. The bill has been so amended as to pro-
vide that there shall be a Commissioner-
General at ao salary of $5,000; an <As-
sistant Comimissioner-General at S2 500; |
nine sub-Comnunssioners at $1,200, and :
one Honorary Commissioner from each
State and Territory. Provision is also made tor
the pay of jurors. The report of the committee
upon the bill, which will be made by Chairman
Belmont, will state that the general purpose of
the Exposition is such as to enlist the earnest ;

sympathy of the United States; that in nearly
all the branches of exhibits the United
States has made reat progress since
the Paris Exposition of 1878, and for
the advancenient of the commercial interests
ot the United States it should accept the invita-
tion to participate in the Exposition. As an ad-
ditional reason for its acceptance the report
says: “This nation cannot forget its obliga-
tions to France for the assistance ren-
dered in its struggles for ‘freedom.
On many occasions — since, notably in
the presentation by the French people
of the statue of Liberty, the sympathy and good
feeling of the French Nation toward the United
States and its Government has been manifested,
and the people of the United States have
watched with gratification the ftirmneas
of purpose and self-control with which
the French Nation has wmwaintained and
incressed its hold upon the republican
institutions in recent times of menace
and peril, The year 1889 will be the centennial
of events in France which gave an impetus to
the establishment of republican institutions
everywhere, Itis clearly the duty of Congress
to promptly to take action, and thus proclatin in
the most positive manner its approval of this
important project.”

Secretary Whitney has decided to name the
new 6,000-ton battle ships, the Maine and the
Texas, and the order for their naming will be

issued soon. The Secretary was governed in
selecting the names by the law on the subject,
which has been construed since 1876 according
to the navy regulations as approved in that year,
while Mr. Robeson was Secretary of the Navy.
Upto that time the law of 1819, as amend-
ed in 1858, governed the naming o
all United States vessels. Tt provided
that sail and steam vessels of the
first class, having more than 40 guns, should be
named tor the States of the Union. Sailing ves-
sels of the second ciass Were to be nawed after
rivers; those of the third class after cities and
towns, and those of the fourth class as tue
President might direct. For steam vessels of
the secoud class it was provided that they should
be named after the rivers and principal cities
and towns, and those of the third class as the
President should direct. After 1858 there
were changes in naval construction and arm-
ament that rendered these classes absurd.
There were no ships of 74 guns or of 40, aud the
armaments steadily lost 1m the number of guns
as the guns increased in power. Under the reg-
ulations of 1876 it was provided that first class
vessels should be those of 4,000 tons and under
down to 2,000. Vessels of 2,000 or less down to
1,000 tons were to be of the second class. Since
then, however, the classes have again been
necessarily changed. The dividing line is 4,000
tons, all vessels above that being first rates,
and those below itdown to 2,000 tons, second
rates, As the new battie ships were above 4,000
tons, they were given the names of Maine and
Texas to comply with the legal requirements to
name vessels of the first class for States of the
Union. Mr, Whitney, to avoid any criticism as
to the determination of names, took the name of
the State furthest north for one, and that of the
State furthest south for the other, thus compli-
mentinug|the extremes ofthe country. In the last
naval register, issued in July, 1887, the Chicago,
4,500 tons, the Charleston, 3,730 tons, and the
Baltimore, 4,400 tons, are classed as first rates.
The Trenton, 3,900 tons, is classed at the head
ot the second rates. There appears to be some
contusion about the matter, for here are first
and second rates called after principal cities and
towns and a second rate that exceeds a first rate
in tonnage. The Secretary admits that there is
necessity for amending the law and the regula-
tions, for according to the recent practice of the
caepartment there will be no way of knowing
tonnage or armament by the name of the vessel.

When Mr. John Blair Hoge was nominated
last Monday for District Attorney for this Dis-
trict an effort was made to secure a specia! meet-

ing of the Judiciary Committee in order that the
nomination might be acted upon withont delay.
The District Attorneyship became vavant on
Monday, and it was desirable to have it filled at
once. Chairman Edmunds declined to call a
special meeting, and thus maintained the repr-
tation of the committee for never troubling it-
self with extra meetings unless, a8 in the case
of Justice Lamar, Republican campaign material
seemed to bein sight. The reguJar meetings of the
Judiciary Committee are on Thursdays and to-
day the members agreed to recommend Mr.
Hoge’s confirmation. While the Senate was in
session in the afternoon Mr. Edmunds was en-
gaged in private business in another part of the
building. The Senate’s starchamber sittings
ave usually held just before adjournment. It
suited Mr. Edmund’s convenience not to wait
until then to report on Mr. Hoge’s nomination.
So, while Mr. Blair was making one of his very
humerous speeches on his Education bill the
Vermont Senator walked into the Chamber,
stopped Mr. Blair long enough to whisper some-
thing in his ear, and then moved an
Executive session. Everybody was driven from
the galleries and the outer corridors, and the
doors were locked. Then Mr. Edmunds reported
that the Judiciary Committee was willing Mr.
Hoge should be District Attorney, and the Sen-
ate confirmed the nomination. Mr. Edmunds
hastened away to attend to his private business,
the doors were unlocked, and Mr. Blair went on
with his speech. The incident reminded some of
those present of one day last Winter, when the
Senate adjourned after a half bour’s session in
order that Mr. Edmunds and Mr. Evarts might
argue a railroad case before the Supreme Court,

Seven Senators voted to-day against the bill
granting a pension of $2,000a year to the
widow of Gen. John. A Logan. Fifty-five Sen-

ators supported the measure, and the Senate
thus did what it could toward tinaking the bill a
law. Theopponents of the bill were led, as in
the last Congress, by Mr. Berry, who made an
earnest speech. He could not, he said, regard
as just a bill which gave the widow of a Major-
General $2,000 a year, while the widows of
private soldiers were paii $12 a month; nor
could he see the justice of a measure which
singied out the widow of one Major-General for
such a pension, while other widows of Major-
Generals were paid $30 a month. Mrs. Hancock
had been granted a $2,000 pension, which she
ought not to have, and that Was no excuse for

he pending bill. If there was to be any differ-
ence, it should be in javor of the widows of
privates. Mr. Stewart made a warm defense of the
bill, and declared that every widow of a private
soldier now on the pension rolls would be de-
lighted to see Mrs. Logan granted $2,000 a year.
Mr. Hoar favored the bill, because it would en-
courage every private to show zeal and patriot-
ism and seek to reach the high rank Logan had
reached. Mr. Davis also defended the measure,
and then Mr. Reagan oppused it, on the
ground that it would tend to build up
a privileged class or aristocracy, Who
did no work, but were supported by the labor
and taxes of other people. Billsof this class, he
thought, selected the very persons least in need
of pensions. The seven Senators who voted in
the negative were Messrs. Berry, Coke, Colquitt,
Harris, Reagan, Saulsbury, and Vance. As soon
as the vote was announced Mr. Vest called up
the bill increasing from $50 a month to $2,000 a
year the pension of the widow of Gen. Frank P.
Biair. The same Senators who voted against
the first measure opposed this, with the excep-
tion of Mr. Saulsbury, who did not vote. The
bill was passed by a vote of 54 to 6.

>

Another effort is to be made during the pres-
ent session of Congress to pass a measure pro-
viding for the transfer of the Revenue Marine
Service from the Treasnry Department to the
navy. Bilis of that sort have been offered tor
several years without success. Opposition to
them among the revenue warine officers bas
been largely because they did not detine what
was to be the status ofthe officers after the
transfer. The friends of the transfer plan will
try to avoid this objection this year. Many of the
otticers who have been talked to regarding the
transfer seem to be in favor of a bill containing
such provisions as the following: To transfer
the officers of the line of the Ingineer Corps to
the respective corps of the navy, rank for rank
and grade for grade, the comimissious of reveune
marine officers to hold the same as if they had
been given as naval officers, and all the laws
regarding pav and retirement to apply to the
transferred officers the sume asto naval officers;
the oflicers to be transferred without examina-
tion, but hereafter to be examined for promo-
tion, In the same manner as all othor officers,
The bill introducea by Representative Whitt-
horne of Tennessee, which provides for the en-
roliment of the officers and inen of the Revenue
Marine, and other marine services under the
Tressury Department in the naval reserve, 1s
regarded by the oflicers as unnecessary, on the
ground that the service since 1799 has heen a
naval reserve. An act approved March 2, 1799,
provided that whenever the President should sv
direct the revenue cutters should co-operate
with the navy, during which time they
should he under the direction of the Sec-
retary of the Navy and their expenses paid
by the Navy Department. This #et is meor-
porated in section 275 of the Kevised Statutes,
section 1,492, and regulates the relative rank of
officers of the Marine Service with naval otlicers
while so serving, and section 4,741 alrects that
officers and men of the marine service who are
disabled while serving with the uavy shall be
placed on the navy pension list. Many revenue
marine officers contend that, as the law now
stands, alithat is necesary tu effect the pro-
posed transfer is an order of the President.

ef

*
The President to-day approved the postal con-
vention recently conciuded between the United
States and Canada, By this convention articles

of every kind or nature which are admitted to
the domestic mails of either country will be ad-
mitted at the same rates of postage and under
the same conditions and classitications to the
mails exchanged between the two countries,
except that ariticies other than letters
iu their usual and ordinary form are excluded
from the mails unless they are so wrapped or
inclosed as to —— their contents to be easily
examined by Postmasters or customs officers.
Allarticles exchanged under this agreement
are required to be fully prepaid at the
rate of postage applicable to similar
articles in the domestic mails of the coun-
try of origin. Articles other than letters
in their usual and ordinary form, on their
arrival at the exchange Post Office of the coun-
try of destination, will he inspected by customs
Officets of that country,who will levy the proper
customs duties upon any articles found to be
dutiable under the law of that country. The

transmission of the foliowing-named articles is |

absoluiely prohibited: Sealed packages which
from their form and general appearanceevidentiy

as,abeve reauired: publications which violate

-are not letters, and are not wrappéd or inclosed |

the copyright laws of the country of destination;
packets, except single volumes of printed books
which exceed four pounds six ounces in weight;
liquids, poisons, explosive or inflammable sub-
stances, fatty substances, or those which easily
liquefy; live or dead (not dried) animals,
insects, and reptiles, confections, pastes, fruits,
and vegetables, which quickly decompose, and
substances which exhale a bad odor; lottery
tickets or cireulars, all obscene or immoral
articles, and other articles which may destroy
or damage the mails or injure persons handling
them. his convention goes into effect March 1,
1888,
~ &

The Secretary of the Navy to-day settled a
troublesome question in regard to gunboat No. 2
(the Petrel,) now being constructed at Baltimore

by the Columbia [Iron Works. The contract
price for this vessel was $247,000, and the time
for the completion expired on Dec. 22 last.
The work of construction has heen very
much delayed, and the vessel is now scarcely
more than one-tenth completed. The contract-
ors are subject to a penalty of $25 per day for
six months after the expiration of the limit
fixed for the completion of the vessel. After
six months the penalty is gradually increased
for each day’s delay until at the end
of two years it amounts to $200 per
day. In view of these increasing for-
feits, @® question arose as to the
propriety of making the 10 per cent. payment
usually allowed for such work when it is one-
tenth completed. The Secretary ascertained
that there was no risk involved in making the
first-payment, and to-day directed that it be
made, It is expected the contractors will ask to
have the contract time continued, in order to be
relieved of the accruing penalties, but so far
they have not done so. !
*

Areport has been received at the Navy De-
partment regarding the machinery of the Lan-
caster, which is in strange contrast with one

made some time before she left the South At-
lantic Station. The one formerly sent plainly
stated that it would be absolutely necessary to
send the vessel here to have her machinery re-
paired. The one reeeived from the European
Station states that the machinery is in good
order and will last without repair for several
years. A prominent navy bureau officer says it
is very evident that a change of climate is very
beneficial to machinery.
**

It is understood that Commander Colby M.
Chester of the navy, is soon to be relieved of
the command of the Galena. The vessel is to

be placed in dry dock at Norfolk and have her
machinery extensively repaired. She will also
be cleansed and thoroughly fumigated.
cia MEE nn Tak Ea :
A GREAT ITEM TO FARMERS.
To the Editor of the New-York Times:

Inclosed find $1 to renew my subscription
to THe WEEKLY Times, ishould hardly know
what to do without my Times, as [obtain a
great deal of information from it useful to me as
a farmer, besides the news of the day. The
Market reports, too, Lalways find as correct as
the reports of commission men, and that is an
important item to farmers. F. S.
PortT JACKSON, N. Y., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1888

pa Et eee
DEATH OF THE ELDER DUMAS'S SISTER.
Paris Dispatch to the London Daily News.

The death is announced of Marie Rose
Dumas, sister of the elder Dumas, and 5 years
his senior. More than 40 years ago she joined
the Order of St. Vincentde Panl. In her o!d age
she was sent to Italy,a warm climate being

almost a necessity to her. Her decease took
place at Florence.

: BRR te SE is Se
IMPROVED PARLOR-CAR SERVICE BE-
TWEEN NEW-YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY.

In order to further improve the facilities
of travel between New-York and Atlantic City
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company wili on Jan.
27 add a second parlor car to the one now in
service between the two points, leaving New-
York atl P.M. At the same time a new train,
leaving Atlantic City at 3 P. M. and connecting
closely for New-York via Camden, will be added
to the existing schedule. This train will carry a
through parlor car and will arrive in New-York
at 7:20 P. M. This arrangement perfects a very
satisfactory service between New-York and the
most celebrated Winter resort of the -Atlantic
coast.—Exchange.

GREVY'’S CALLS NOW AND
From the London World.

M. Grévy was troubled by only 14 visitors
on New Year's Day. On the same anniversary
last year he bad to receive nearly 8,000.

Le Se es

UNEQUALED.

Alleock’s Porous Plasters stand
Unequaled and may well command
The praise of all throughout the land.— Exchange,

THEN.

— ee

LOOK YOUNG, prevent tendency to wrinkles or
aging of the skin by using LEAURELLE OIL. Pre.
serves a youthful, plump, fresh condition of the
features. A transparent, alabaster skin. Sl. Drug-
gists or exp. H.S. WELLS, Jersey City, N, J.—Ad-
vertisement.

_ — a

Forewarned is Forearmed,

E’'re the wary and the wise
Cunningly inventea les
May deceive.
That some other dentifrice
SOZODON'T’S twin brother Is,
Don’t believe.

NO AFFINITY.

Incomparable, breath purifying. teeth heautify-
ing. SOZODONT has no attinity with other so-called
dentifrices. Itis sui generis. It stands alone, in-
imitable, uncopiable, prepared after a botanic form.
ula exclusively the property of its manufacturers,
Accept no substitute for it.

Husband's Caicined Magnesia.

Four first premium medals awarded. More agree-
able to the taste, and smaller dose than other mag-
nesia. For sale in botties only, with United States
Government registered label attached, without
which nove is genuine, at druggists’ and country
stores.

ae Pies eee es
Men’s French Calf Cork Sole Shoes, (hand-
sewed,) $6 47; worth$8. KENNEDY, 26 Cortlandt.
RES hee
**Gogebic,” E. & W. ** Gogebic,”
Our new “GARROTE” COLLAR.

ay ae! rT Y
SPECIAL NOTICES.
: CUS AE OOS SEA SOE LM OS
THOS. L. BUCKEN & CO.,
ART GALLERIES, 817-819 BROADWAY,
E. L. BOWLBY, Auctioneer.
THE ESCOSURA COLLECTION
OF EXTRAORDINARY ANTIQUES,
ANCIENT HOUSEHOLD DECORATIONS,
ANTIQUE AND MODERN PAINTINGS,
REMARKABLE TAPESTRIES and HA NGINGS., }
OLD FURNITURE, Ist EMPIRE, 14th, 15th,
AND 16th CENTURIES.

RARE PURCELAINS AND ENAMELS.
ELABORATE CARVED WOODS and IVORIES. |
ANCIENT ARMS AND ARMOR.

FINE BRONZE AND CANDELABRA,

EMBROIDERUD AND PAINTED SCREENS,
OBJECTS IN GOLD AND SILVER.
ANTIQUE JEWELRY ANDCRYSTALS.,
VALUABLE BOOKS ON ART AND
ENGRAVINGS.
RARE MUSIVCAL INSTRUMENTS.
ELEGANT COSTUMES, GLOVES, SHOES,,
&e., &e.
Tife property of Léon y Escosura of Paris,
NOW ON EXHIBITION,
DAY AND EVENING,

at the
BUCKEN ART GALLERIES,
817-819 Broadway.

On Friday of each week the proceeds of admission
will be given tocharitable objects. This Friday to.
the Hospital Association.

ADMISSION, 50 CENTS
Catalogues mailed ou application to auctioneer.
To be sold by Public Auction.

Due notice will be given of time of sale.

WILLIAM P, MOORE, Auctioneer,
MOORE’S AUCTION GALLERIES,
390 Fifth-av.
LAST DAY’S SALE TO-DAY, (F RIDAY,)
at 2 o'clock.
UNRESERVED TRUSTER’S SALE
OF THE ENTIRE STOCK OF
P. STEVENS, 341 FIFTH-AYV.
By direction of the
AMERICAN EXCHANGE IN EUROPE.
ARTISTIC FURNITURE: Louis XV., Louis
XVL, Empire Vernis Martin Cabinets, Vitrines,
Secretaries, Tables, Bedsteads, Parlor Suits, Span-
ish Inlaid Work.
ANTIQUE TAPESTRIES, ARMS AND
ARMOR, RARE OLD EUROPEAN CHINA, La
Haye, Dresden, Berlin, Sévres, Sode, Capi di Monti,
re.
FINE BRONZES, by Barye, Fratin, &c.
EXQUISITE ‘OLD MINIATURES, GOLD,
SILVER, AND ENAMEL BOXES AND JEw-
ELS, OLD SILVER AND SHEFFIELD PLATE,
EMPIRE CLOCKS AND CAN DELABRA,
MARBLES, and other OBJECTS OF ART.
JERSONS CONTEMPLATING ALTERA-
tions in the plumbing of their houses should call
and inspect the new showrooms of TH! MEY-
ER-SNIFFEN CO, A novel feature isa series of
model BATHROOMS. A visit will be instruc-
tive and suggestive.

THE MEYER-SNIFFEN Co., Ltd.,
Manufacturers of the

“Brighton” and “ Hellyer’ Water Closets,
And Importers of the * Royal” Porcelain Baths,
46 AND 48 CLIFF-ST., NEW-YORK.

FOR SALE.

ONE DOUBLE HORIZONTAL SLIDE-VALVE
STEAM ENGINE, IN FIRST-CLASS CONDI.
TION; CYLINDER, 14 INCHES BY 30-INCH
STROKE; FLY-WHEEL, 12 FEET. DIAMETER
BY 20-INCH FACE; BED PLATE, 15 FEET 9
INCHES LONG BY 2 FEET 5 INCHES WIDE
CAN BE sEEN RUNNING AT “THE NEW-
YORK TIMES” OFFICE.

TO MOTHERS.
“Mra, WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for Chil.

dren Teething,” softens the gums, reduces inflam.
matiofi, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle.

ENGAGED.

WRIGHT— VON HUGEL,—The engagement is
announced of Misa ANNA B, WRIGHT, daughter
of Mr. George W. Wright of Boston, to Baroy
ADOLPH VON HvuGEL of Montreal

ILA EET ES A SRST AIS
MAR RIBD.
BARNARD—-COHU.—On Thursday evening, Jam
26, 1888, at the Church of the Holy Spirit,
Madison-av. and 66th-st.. by the Rev. Edmund
Guilbert, assisted by the Rev. Newland May-

nard, D. D., LILLIE, daughter of Mr. A. B. Cohu,
to Mr. WM. HOWARD BARNARD, all of New-York,

CALDWELL—RUTTER.—On Wednesday, 25th of
January, at St. Barnabas's Chareh, Irvington.
on-Hudson, by the Rev. William Benjamin,
HARRIET A. RUTTER,-daughter of James H,
Rutter, the late President of New-York Central
and Hudson River Ruilroad, to EDWARD 8,
CALDWELL of New-York.

JONES—DIX.—On Wednesday evening, Jan. 25,
1888, at St. John’s Church, Elizabeth, N.J.. by
the Rev. Otis A. Glazebrook, Kector, EUGENK
Joxrs of New-York City, and JULIE D'ANTER-
rocues Dix, daughter of J. Angustnus Dix of
Elizabeth.

——— ee

DER).

BARROWS.-—In Cooperstown, New-York, on

Tuesday, 24, 1888, CATHARIN? FULLER, widow

of the Reverend E. S. Barrows. and daughter of

the late Dr. Thomas Fuller, in the 87th year of
her age.

BISPHAMe—At Elizabeth, Jan. 24, MARGARET
BISPHAM, Gaughier of Margaret and the late
Charlies Bispham of Mt. Houy, N. J.

Funeral services at the residence of her
brother-in-law, Frederick H. Levey, 297 North
Broad-st., Elizabeth, Friday afternoon, at 12:30
o’clock.

BOSWORTH.—Suddenly, Jan. 26, FRANCIS H. Bos.
WORTH, youngest son of the late Hon. Joseph S,
Bosworth.

Interment private.

BRODIE.—Suddenly, on Thursday morning, Jan,
26, WILLIAM H. BRODIE, in the 72d year of his
age.

“Funeral services from his late residence, 114
Westfield-av.. Elizabeth, N. J., at 2:50, Satary
day. 28th. Trains leave fvot of Liberty st. af
1:30 P. M.

BURKE.—On Tharsday, 26th inst., CATHERINE M.,
wife of John FE, Burke and mother ot Rev. Johu
EK. Burke, in the 50th year of her age.

Funeral at Church of the Epiphany, 2d-av,
and 2lst-st., on Saturday, 28th inst., at 10:30
A. M. Relatives and friends invited to attend.
Please omit flowers.

CURT!S.—On the morning of Jan. 25, at 118 Madi-
sop-av., H. HOLUROOK CURTIS, Jr., only son of
Dr. H. Holbrook and Josephine Allen Curtis.

Funeral private.

DUNCAN.—On Wednesday, Jan. at the resi.
dence of her daughter, Mrs. J. P. Giraud Foster,
121 Madison-av., REBECCA LINCCLN_ BUTLER,
widow of Wm. ‘Il. H. Duncan, in the 75th year
of her age.

Relatives and friends of the family are respect.
fully invited toattend the funeral services at
Grace Church, corner 10th-st. and Broadway, on
Saturday, Jan. 28, at 10 o’clock.

Cs" Boston papers please copy.

DUNHAM.—At his late residence, 39 Gramercy
Park, after a lingering illness, JOnN DUNHAM, ig
the 68th year of his age.

Notice of funeral hereafter.

EARLE.—On Thursday morning, Jan. 26, WILLIAM
H. KARLY.

Funeral private.

FERRIER.—On Weinesday, 25th inst., LILLEas
Fu RRIER, widow of John M. Ferrier, in the 94th
yexr of her age.

Funeral services will be hel
dence, 44 East 20th-st., on Fric
4 o'clock P. M. Iuterment at
family.

HAWS.—Aft Mount Vernon, Jan.
widow of J. H. Hobart Hawa.

Fnneral at St. John the Baptist’s Church, Lex.
ingtou-ay. and 35th-st., Saturday, 28th inst.

HAZARD.—Suddenly, at West Orange, N
25, JABEZ H. HAZARD,in the 6UYth
age.

Funeral from his late residence, Llewellyn
Park, 01 Saturday, Jan. 28, af 3 o'clock. Car-
riages will be in waiting at the Orange depot on
the arrival of the 1:36 train Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad from New-York,
foot of Barclay and Christopher sts.

HILL.—At his late residence, No. 207
st., WILLIAM HILL, in his 75th year.

Relatives and friends are respectfnlly invited
to attend the funeral from the Third Reformed
Presbyterian Chureh, West 2sd-st., on Friday,
the 27th inst., at 1 P. M. sharp.

HOWE.—At Elizabeth, N. J., Jan. 24, 1888,
AUGUSTUS HOWE, aged €9 years.

Funeral services at his late residence, 433
North Broad-st., Friday afternoon, Jan. 27, at 3
o'clock. Carriages in waiting at depot on ar.
rival of 2:15 P, M. train from foot of Liberty-
st., New-York. .

LOUNSBU RY.—At Port Chester, N. Y., at the rest-
dence ot his father, John W. Lounsbury, on
Jan. 24, GRO. R. LOUNSBURY, aged 36 years 4
months.

Funeral on Saturday at 1:30 o’elock, from the
house.

McNIESH.—Snddenly.
ELIZA MCNIESU, daughter of the late John ]
Niesh, in the 86th year of hfr age.

Relatives and triends are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral from her late residence,
Hueguert, Staten Island, on Saturday, Jan. 2x,
on the arrival of the 11:30 boat from New-York.

NICHOLS.—Jan. 25, in this city, after a short iil-
ness, GEORGE WELLES NICHOLS.

Funeral services at All Souls’ Church, Friday,
Jan. 27, at 10 o'clock A. M.

NORTH.—In New-York, J 25, 1888, suddenly, of
pneumonia, JOHN W. NORTH, son of the late
Reuben North of Poughkeepsie.

Funeral at the residence of his brother-in-law,
Joseph G. Frost, at Poughkeepsie, on Saturday,
28th inst,, at 11 o’clock A. M.

PEAKE.—On Thursday, Jan. 1888, EDWARD
FRANCIS, youngest son of Henry and Louisa EK.
Peake, in the ivth year of his age.

Funeral private.

RIVES.—After a brief
wifeof Francis kh,
the late George B:

Funera! servic
Saturday
Wappinger’s Falls,
train leaving Gran
after the services.

SELLER.—On Jan. 25, EMANUEL
years.

Funeral from the res
Mr. Louis Lavanburg, 2
Friday morning, the ~7thinst., at
Kindly omit tlowers.

STERN.—On Thursday, Jan. 26, after a short ill
ness, BEKNHARD STERN, in his 42+ year.

Friends and relatives are invited to attend his
funeral from his late residence, No. 16 East
56th-st., on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 9:30 A. M.

STRANG.—On Tnesday, 24, Dr. ALBERT
STRANG, aged 44 years.

Funeralfrem his late residence, Yorktown,
N. Y., Friday afternoon, Jan. 27, at 1 o’clock.

SU LZBERGER.—Of diphtheria, on Thursday, Jan.
26, 1388. ANNA HAYS, daughter of Cyrus L, and
Rachel KH. Sulzberger, i 1L7 months and 1 day.

Funeral private. Lt is purticularly requested
that no flowers be sent.

TINKER.—On Thursday, Jan. 26,
meningitis, HORACE Bb.
A. and Tillie G,
months.

Funeral private from late residence, 148 West
125th-st.

WILK FS.—Jan. 2¢
daughter, Mrs.
st., New-York,
year of her age,

Fuperal services at the
brother, Hon. Peter Ward. Newburg, N. Y.,
Saturday, 28th inst., at i o'clock.

ee Harttord papers please ¢

25,

at her late reai-
lay. 27th inst., at
couvenience of

or
<u,

MARIA L.,

.J.. Jan.
year of his

West 16th

Mr.

on Wednesday,

26,

illness, MATILDA ANTONTA,
Rives and only daughter of
clay.
s will be held at Grace Church,
.at11:30 A.M. Interment at
3, N. Y.. on arrival of special
Depot immediately
SELLER, aged 88
nee of bis son-in-law,
10 W 46th-st., on
9:30 o'clock.

Jan.

of tubercular
» ouly child otf Dr. Chas.
Tinker, 2 years and 4

age «

}, 1888, at the her grand-
, } 4 West 6Uth-

rome of
LKEs, in the 72d

Villiam bk
Mrs. NANCY
residence of her

opy.

om

SPECIAL NOTICES.

r

yooh Oil, CASWELL,
sion with Quinine and Pepsin.
ing physicians.

MASSEY & CO.’S Emul-
Preseribed by lead.
Livi Broudway and 578 Sth-av.

PLAIR’sS PILLS.—GREAT ENGLISH GOUT
and Rheumatic Remedy. Oval round,
14 pills. Atall druggists.
POST OFPICE NOTICE,

(Should be read daily by all interested, as changes
may occur at auy time.)

Letters for foreign countries need not be specially
addressed for dispatch by any particular steamer,
exvept when it is desired to send dupiieates of bank-
ing and commercial documents, lelters not specially
addressed being sent by the fastest vessels avail
able.

Foreign mails for the weck ending Jan. 28 will
closs (promptly in all cases) at this office as follows:

FRIDAY,—At3P. M. for Truxilio and Ruatan, per
steamship 8. Oteri, from New-Orieans; at 8:30 P.
M. for Newfoundiand, per steamer trom Halitax; at
2:30 A. M. ior Kurope, per steamship Ems, via
Southampton aud Bremen, (letters tor Lreland must
be directed * per Ems.”)

SATURDAY,—At 11 A. M. for Carthagena and
for Costa Rica, via Limon, per steamsbip Atlas; atl
A. M. for Brazil, and for Chili, and the La Plata
countries, Via Brazil; for St. Thomas and for St.
Croix, via St. Thomas: for Barbados and for Trini-
did and Demerara, via Barbados, per steamship
Alliauca, tron Newport News, (ietlers for other
Windward Islands wust be céirected “ per Allian-
ca;")at2 A.M. for Ireland, per steamship Servia,
Via Queenstown, (letters for Great Britain must be
directed “per Servia;”) at 2 A. M. for Europe,
per steamship Kider, via southampton and
Bremen. ({ietters for Ireland, France, sSwitzer-
land, Italy, Spain. and Portugal must be di-
rected “per Eider;") aft 2 A. M. for France,
Switzerland, lialy, Spain, and Portugal, per steam.
ship La Bonrgogne, via Havre, (letters for Belgiam,
Netherlands, Germ ny, Austria, Denmark. Sweden,
Norway, Russia, and Turkey nust be directed * per
La Bourgogne;”’) at 2 A. M. for Belgium direct, per
steamship Westernland, via Antwern, (letters must
be directed “per Westerniand;’”) at 8 A. M. for
St. Croix and St. Thomas, via St. Croix, also for
Windward lsiands direct, persteamship Barraconuta;
at 2:30 P. M. for the Netherlands direct, per steam.
ship Edam, via Amsterdam, (jetLers must be directed
* per Edam ;") at 3 P. M. for Progreso, Mexico, per
steamship Thornhill.

Mails for the Society Islands, per ship City of
Papeiti, (from: San Francisco.) close here Jan. 25,
at? P. M. Mails for China and Japan, per steam-
ship Gaelic, (from San Francisco,) close here Jan.
*26, at 7 P. M. Mails for the Sandwich Islands
per steamship Australia, (from San_ Francisco,)
close here Jan. *25, at 7 P. M. Mails for Aus-
tralia, New-Zealand, Sandwich, Fiji, and Samoan
Islands, per steamship Zealandia (from San Fran-
cisco,) close here Feb. *2, at 6 P. M. (or on arrival at
New-York of steamship Republic, with British
mails for Australia.) Mails for Cuba by rail to 'Tam-
pa, Fla,, and thence by steamer, via Key West, Fla.
close at this office daily at 2:30 A. M.

*The scheduite of closing of transpacific mails is ar-
Tanged on the presumption of their apinterrupted
overland transit to San Francisco. Mails from the,
East arriving on time at San Francisco on ths day of
sailing of steamers are dispatched thence the same
day. HENRY G. PEARSON, Postmaster.

Post OFFICE, New-York, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1883.

mir 8A.
bux, 34;

___ NEW PUBLICATIONS.

ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS,
Dinners, Dances, and At Homes,
of the week, in
THE HOME JOURNAL,
Out to-day.
Sold everywhere, 5 cents; $2 a year.
MORRIS PHILLIPS & CO., 3 Park-plage, N. Yo}

4%

FINANCIAL

——>—

AFFAIRS.

: THURSDAY, Jan. 26—P. M.
The following tables show the range of
rices and the amounts dealt inon the New-
"ork Stock Exchange to-day:

STOCKS.

First.
Amer. Tel. & C.. 7
American Ex....108
Atch.,Top. &S. F. 94%
Boston A, L. pf...
Belle.& So... pf. 7%
Canada Southern.
“Canadian Pacific
Central Pacific... 3
tChi. Gas Trust.. 30%
Chi. & N. W
wt Ss eee 12
nM St. P..... 758
C.. R. I. & Pac...1)
C., St. L. & P. pt. 3
Cin., I., St. L. &C.
in. W. & B. pf..
Se Co. et. Pe
Colorado Coal,.-.
Col. & Hock. Coal.
Chi. & E.
Chi. & KE. Ii}. pf..
Consol. Gas Co....
Del. & Hudson...
Pel., Lack. & W..130%
Denver & R.G.pt. 5342
#Dul..S.s.& A. pi. 28
K.T..V.&
Evaus. & T. ae
Fort W. & D.C... 4
Green Bay & W..
Harlem......--.---'
Tilinois Central...
*L. & W. B. Coal.
Lake Shore....... 93
Long Island...-.-.
Lonis. & Nash...
Manhattan cn..... :
Manhat.cn.rights.
Mexican Ceniral..
Michigan Central. 83%
Mil., L. S.& W... 7
Missouri Paci

& New-Epg.
, Cc. & St. L.
.&St.Listpt 7

.Y. L E. & W.

v.Y..LE.& W.pf.

FT ie Bas WW cnc
N.Y. 8. & W. pf. 3
Norfolk & West...
Norf. & West. pf. 4
Northern Pac.... 2
Worthern Pac. pf.
Ohio & Miss..-..
FOhio Central..... 2
ontario & West... 17%
Oregon Imp. Gi

nk, & N..

? rans.
> Mail

», & Iv..

sAULLUS..

Un

RAIL

n. 78.122
.(Siee

1st. 1065

53 105%

d inn.1134
58..-101
i4 5

‘

&o. Carolina lst..100
So. Pac.of CaL1lst.113
TP.ine.& lLg.t.ras 49%
Tex. P. lst, Rio,tr. 6748
T..AA.& N.M.1st. 94
Tol.& Ohio C. 1st. 97
U. P. ist of 1896.113%
U. P. lst of 1898.114%
Virginia Mid.gen. 79
Wabash Ist, Chi. 96
West Shore 4s, c.100%
West Shore 4s, r.100%

AD

High.
73

73
108
94%
gs
7h
holy
58
51%
391g
10U%4
1295

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121
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96
95
116%
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115%

Sales,
24

6

100
20
1,726
200
100
100
4,575
12
18,085
380
50
166

Sales,
$3,000
21,000

6,000

4,000

1,000
500

2,000

2,000

1,000
16,000

3,000

4,000

6,000
23,000

5,000
15,000

$24 216,000

1,000
13,000
1,000
10,000
47,000
4,000
5,000
1,000
2,000
38,000
20,000
3,000
1,000
52,500
2,000
14,000
30,000
2,000
2,000
30,000
1,000
3,000
4,000
1,000
38,000
20,000
29,000
28,000
2,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
16,000
10,000
20,000
10,000
30,000
14,000
6,000
2.000
5,000
5,000
8,000
42,000
4,000
2,000

258.000

119

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90
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114%

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1132
10543
10248
142
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29g
101
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100
113
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94
97
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114%
79
96
100%
100%

8,000
15.000

187,000

1,000
3,000
10,000
10,000
5,000
10,000

1,000
11,000

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*Unlisted.

BALES AT THE NEW-YORK CONSOLIDATED STOCK
AND PETROLEUM EXCHANGE.

Argenta
Bulwer
Bullion .....-
Brunswick
Don. Cal. & Va..18.75
.60
6.372
6.25
10
1.65
12.00
2.00
1.10
5.00
.86
2.00
1.00
.60

Crown Point....
Castle Creek...-
Exchequer
}eureka Con
Found Treasure.
trrand Prize
Gould & Curry..
Horn Silver
Homestake......
Jacksou

Julia

Justice

La Crosse

Mono

Middle Bar
Martin White...
Mexican

Overman
Oriental & Mill.
Proustite
Phenix of Ark...
Quicksver pf-.
Rappahannock.. _.2
1.00
4.00
15
4.90
4.30
2.65
A3
.65
06

2.98

Seg. Belcher....
sutro Tunnel....
Sierra Nevada...
silver King
Standard

Silver Cliff......
Silver Hill
Stormont

Sau Sebastian.
Tornado

Unien con 4.7%

Yellow Jacket... &37% 38

Total sales.........-.-.--

High.
1.75

1.65
19.25

-54
6.3742
6.25
10
1.65
12.12%
2.00
1.20
5.00
86
12.00
1.00
60
95
12
2.00
AZ
.50
4.90
1.35
1.95
10
2.35
40
36.00
21
1.00
4.00
15
4.90
4.80
2.90
aA

4.75

STOCKS.

First.
Am. Cotton Oi1... 33
At. & Pacific. .... 10's
L., H. & E., new. 4
c., St. P., M. & O. 3942
Uanada Southern.” 53%
Chi, Bur, & Q....129%
Coiorade Coal,... 36

High.
Bo
1042

M4

392

129%
35

Low,
9

235

.65
75
i

0

-50 54
6.3742 6.37%2
25

6.25 6.26
10 :
1,65
12.00
2.00
1.10
5.00
86
12.00
1.00
.60
.95
-ll
2.00
42
75
4.90
1.35
1.95
10
2.30
.35

36.00
21

95
4,00
15
4.90
4.80
2.65
10
55
06
2.96
1.00
2.00
5

Low.
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10's

. 4.75 47 1
“37g 8.3739 8.3742 100
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First.
Consol. Gas Co.., 76
Chi, M. & St. P.. 75%
Central of N. J... 78%
Chi.& Northwest. et tH

Del. & Hudson...
Edison Polyform.

Low Last. Sales.
76 76 10
753%, 76% 14,090
78% 78% 60

10913 1094s
29% 295,

1890's 131

10843 109%

13 13
238 283
10%, 10%
41% 42
27% 27%

7

92%,

607,

17

8744

High.
76

13
238
10‘
41%
27%

. T., Va. & Ga...
Fe. W. & D.C....
Hocking Coal....
Keely Motor
Lake Shore
Louis. & Nash.--
Mo., Kan. &T.... 17
Manhattan cn.... 872
Missouri Pacific. 84%
Minn. & St. L.... 7%
Minn. & St. L. pf. 1642
Mobile & Ohio.... 12%
N. Y. Central 10734
N.Y. & New-Eng. 36%
Nor. Pacifie pf.... 45%,
Norfolk & W. pf. 444%
Norfolk & West.. 16%
N. Y., C. & St. L. 1738
NYC.&StL, lst pf.
NY.C&S8t L,2d pf.
N.Y. 6. & W...-
N. Y., 8. & W. pf.
Ohio & Miss....-.- y
Oregon Trans.... =
Oregon R. & N... 10
Phil. & Reading.. 43,160
Pacific Mail 35 35° 35° 265, 50
Rich. & West. P. 22 1,220
St. L., A. & T..... 430
St. L. & S. F 100
st L & SF. pt. 7 200
Tenn.Coalé& Iron. ¢ 300
110
1,550
500
200
100
9,310
120

Total Sales......-. wc ccccceccncccuceesccosccscves 33,005

BONDE.

First. diiqh.
At. & Pac. 4s8..... 811s" 81s
At. & Pac.ine.... 26% 26%
Den. & Rio G. 4s. 7842 78%
Erie 2d cn..... .. 98% 99
Ft. W.&D.C. lst. 814 81%
Ky. Central 5s... 74 74
Mo., K. & T. 6s... 69% 70
Mo., K. & T. 78...105 1054s
Manitoba 4s. ...-.. 83 83
Mex. Centralinc. 19% 19%
N.Y.C. & St.L.4s. 897, 89%
N. J. Central 5s.. 99%,
Ore. BR. & N. 58... 99%
Om. & St. L. ist... 75
St. L., A. & T. 1s8t.103%
st. L.A. & T. 2d. 4638
St. J. & G. I. 1st..1004,
Texas Pac. inc.... 49%
Vicks. & Mer. 2d. 50%4
Vicks. & Mer. 3d. 653
West Shore 4s....100"4

61

100
100

60
420
100
100
100
100

10

35
100
100
250

50

Union Pacific...

WSt.L. & P. pf.
Western Union.. 7
Wheeling & L. E.

Sales.
$3,000
2,000
10,000
4,000
3,000
5,000
10,000
5,000
4,000
5,000
10,000
5,000
3,000
10,000
20,001)
12,000
5,000
12,000
5,000
20,000
9,000

6934
105

83

197%,
897%,

9974

9934

75
103 7g

461,
1001,
¢ 49}
5034 034
652 € 5a 6%
100%, 100% 100%

Total sales............0 eee cece ene eeeeeee $162,000
OIL.

Pipe Line Certs. 885, 3,210,000

Clearances 6,110,000

Some evidence of foreign buying, the favor-
able showing for the year by Delaware and
Hudson and covering by shorts gaye the market
strength to-day. The opening was 4s higher all
round, and prices advanced slowly but stead-
ily throughout the day, the highest point
being reached in the last half hour. The
principal changes were: Advanced—Erie pre-
ferred 212; Manhattan consolidated 2; Ten-
nessee Coal and fron 17%; Delaware and
Hudson 14g; Richmond and West Point pre-
ferred 11g; Colorado Coal, Denver and Rio
Grande preferred, Mexican Central, and New-
York and New-England each 1; Lackawanna,
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western, Missourt
Pacific, and Reading each 7, and Illinois Cen-
tral, Pacitic Mail, and Wabash preferred each
%. Declined—Canadian Pacific 212 and Ohio
and Mississippi %4.

Money on call ioaned at 242@3 ?-cent. The
last loan was made at 219 ? cent.

The Foreign Exchange market was very dull.
The posted rates for Sterling were unchanged at
$4 85a$4 8519 for 60-day bills and $4 8710o@
$4 88 fordemand. Actual business was done at
#4 S4loah4 84% for 60-day bills, $4 8642@
$4 86% for demand, $4 87@$4 87% for cable
transfers, and $4 8314@$4 8312 for commercial
bills. Continental was dull. Francs were quoted
at 5.20% for long and 5.1843 for short, Reichs-
marks at 9534 and 9533@95%, and Guilders at
4044 and 403304012.

Government bonds were tirm. The 4s ad-
vanced 15 and the 419814. The sales on call
were $2,500 4s coupon at 12519, and $10,000 4s
registered at 125%. In State securities $5,000
Tennessee settlement 3s sold at 704. In bank
stocks 20 shares of Republic sold at 140, and
15 of Western at 98.

The railway mortgage market was active and
strong. The trading was well distributed, no
less than 118 issues being dealt in. The princi-
pal changes were: Advanced —St. Louis and San
Francisco, class A, 353: Indiana, Bloomington
and Western Firsts, trust receipts, and South
‘arolina Firsts each 3; Detroit, Mackinac and
Marquette land grants 212; Chesapeake and
Ohio 6s of 1911 2; Chicago and East Lilinois
consolidated, Henderson Bridge Firsts, Lake
Shore dividend 7s, Morris and Essex consoli-
dated, St. Louis and San Francisco general 6s,
and &t. Paul 73-10 each 119; Evansville and
Terre Haute Firsts, Iron Mountain 5s, Kansas
and Texas 6s, Peoria, Decatur and Evansville
Seconds, Texas and Pacific, Rio Grande Firsts,
trust receipts, and Toledo and Ohio Central
Firats each 1, and Chicage, Burlington and
Quincy debenture 5s, Kansas and Texas
5s, Kentucky Central 4s, Louisville and
Nashville trust 6s, Mutual Union 6s,
St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Firsts,
8t. Pau! terminal 5s, and Texas and Pacific in-
comes, trust receipts, assented, each “4. LDe-
clined—Missouri Pacific Thirds 219; Metropoli-
tan Seconds 24; Peoria, Decatur and Evans-
ville, Evansville Firsts, 2; Mexican Central new
4s, assented, 1, and Denver and Rio Grande
Western Firsts, assented, and Lake Shore regis-
tered Firsts each %4.

American Cotton Oil Certificates sold at 327,
@32%. In mining stocks Eclipse sold at $1 50
@1i, Horn Silver at 95@$1, Kingston and Pem-
broke at $2 3742, and Robinson at 96.

February coupons of the Zanesville and Ohio
River Railway Company will be paid at the of-
fice or H. B. Hollins & Co., 18 Wall-street.

The Standard Consolidated Mining Company
has declared a monthly dividend of 10 cents per
share, payable Feb. 13.

The Metropolitan Trust Company will pay the
February coupons of the Cleveland and Mari-
etta Railway Company.

The Corn Exchange Bank has declared a divi-
dend of 5 ® cent., payable Feb. 1.

The subscription books of the Northern Pacific
Company’s general third mortgage bonds offered
by a syndicate represented by August Belmont
& Co., closed yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.
The applications from all parts of the country
were highly satisfactory.

From the fortieth annual statement of the
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company of Phila-
delphia, printed elsewhere, it will be seen that
the net assets of the company at the beginning
of this year were $11,827,556. The sum paid
to policy holders was $1,322,626.

The statement ot the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New-York for vhe year ending Dec.
31, 1887, will be found elsewhere. It shows as-
sets amounting to ¥118,806,851 88 and a sur-
plus of $6,294,442. The policies and annuities
in force at the beginning of the current year
numbered 140,943, amounting to $427,628,932.
The premiums received during the year amount-
ed to $17,110,901. The reserve for policies In
force and for risks terminated amounted to
$112,430,096. From the surplus above stated
a dividend will be paid.

The following were the bids for bank stocks:
America. .....-------- 172 |!Manhattan
AmericanExchange.140 |Market
Broadway 255 \Mechanics’
Butchers&Drovers’.162 Mechanics& Trad’s’.145
Central National....130 |Mercantile, 146
Chase National 205 |Merchants’ 138
Chatham 22 Merchants’Exch'ge.116
Chemical Metropolitan 1
City
Citizens’ . .........<-- i40
Commerce 167
Continental.....-.--- 122
East River 130
Fieventh Ward...-..150
First National.....1600
Fourth National... 1a5

N. Y. National Ex..115
New-York Connty..200
Ninth National 132
North America. .....122
North River......... 130
Oriental. .... Gadeeyoea 185
Pacific. . Se }
Fifth-Avenue People’s...
Gallatin Nationai...200
Garfield National...200
German-American ..112
Germabia......------ 200
Greenwich 115%
Hanovet.....- ------- 180
jmporters& Traders’ 334
Leather Manufact’s’. 195

The following were the closing quotations for
Government bonds:

Bid. asked.| Bid, Asked.
419s, 91, r....107% 108 '9!Cur. 68, 1896.121
4198,’91, ©....1073, 108 49|Cur. 6s, 1897.123
4s, 1907, r.-..125.2 126 |Cur. 6s, 1898.125
4s, 1907, c...-12533 126 |Cur, 63, 1899.127
Cur, 68, 1895.11 Cis

PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.

Penn 54%, 5449'Jersey Cent..
Reading..... 33 1-16 3345 Ore. Trans...
Lehigh Val.. 5535 St. Paul
North. Pac.. 21% _. |Reading gen.109 7%,
N. Pac. pf.... 45% 46 |Reading inc. 82%
Lehigh Nav.. 48% 49 iB 2ds, ter. 5s. 767%
BN, Y.& P. 10% 10%,'Traction 684

ines naplliameoe
CALIFORNIA MINING STOCKS.

San Francisco, Jan. 26.—The_ official
closing quotations for mining stocks to-day were
as follows:

Alta 2.10
Pal Wor. icc-n54 o<cass .B5
Best & Belcher.... 5.8742jOphir

Bodie Consolidated 2.35 | Potos

Chollar 6.00 ‘Savage

Gon. Cal. & Va....18.3749|Sierra Nevada
Crown Point 6.00 |Union Consol
Eureka Consol....11.25 |Utah

Gould & Curry.... 4.80 {Yellow Jacket
Hale & Norcross.. 9.75 |Bello {sie
Nevada Queen.... 3.05 |North Belle Isle...
Mexican 4.60 |

REVUD1IC. 4. ~<6-05-- 13849
Second National....230
Seventh Ward 115
shoe & Leather

State of New-York.118
Pradesmen’s...-....-.- 103

Bid. Asked.
787, 79
23,

gs 22%
76%

763g
110

82%

77

Mount Diablo

tS
BOSTON CLOSING PRIOES.

Boston, Jan. 26.—The following are the
closing prices at the Stock Exchanse to-day:
Ateh. & T. 1st78.120.00 {Old Colony 74.00
A. & Top. 1. g. 78.117.00 |Wis. Central 17.00
Atch. & Topeka.. 95.00 |Wis. Central pf-. 35.00
Boston & Albany.198.25 |Allouez M. Co., n. 1.874
Chi., Bur. & Q....129.3742}Calumet & Heela.215.00
Flint & Pére M.. 26.00 |Catalpa ....-..---- 272
Little R. & Ft. 8. 45.00 |Franklin......-.

Mexican Central. 14.62%|Osceola..
66.3743 | Quincy
37.37 }o| Bell Telephone...
Boston Land
Water Power..... e
West End Land.. 24.25
Lamson Store S..649,00

v0.
Mass. Central.... 21.00
8. Diego Land Co. 60.50

Che Hew-Hork Cimes, Friday,

COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.

NEW-YoRK, Thursday, Jan. 26, 1888.

COFFEE—More animation was reported in pri-
vate trade, but at weak figures, though fair invoices
of Rio were quoted as before—at 174c....Sales em-
braced 4,500 bags, of which No. 6, to arrive, costan«
freight, at 14\c., and No. 10 at 13 490.; 932 bags
Maracaibo, 220 bags Ceara, and 123 bags Savanilia,
on private terins.... And in the option line Rio Coffee
sold to the extent of 113,250 bags, and though open-
ing a trifle strongor, soon relapsed to heaviness, and
under quite liberal and urgent offerings, mainly from
local sources, again gave way for the day on January
10 points, February 30, March $5, April 25,
May 20, and later deliveries 10@20, closing weak,
(cables also of irregular markets, toward the close
of depression,) with January leaving off here at
14.50¢.@14,55c., inesiee ranged from 14.50c.@
14.80c.,) February at 3.35¢.@13.40, March at
j2'75c.@12.80e., (having ranged from 12.80¢.@
13.20c.,) April at 12.50c.@i2.55¢., May at 12.40¢.
@12.45¢e., June at 12.15¢0.@12.20¢., having ranged
from 12.15c.@12.50¢.,) Juiy at 1 .90¢.@11.95c.,
(having ranged from 11.90¢.@12.20¢c.,) August at
11.75¢.@11.80¢., and later deliveries to December
within the range of 11.%5c.@11.60c., (against a
range on options here a year ago of 13.06¢.@13.30c.)
_...Rotterdam quoted good ordinary Java Coffee
firm at 42 2c. and in demand.

COTTON—A freer speculative movement was Te-
sorted at stronger prices, the advance on the option

ist here for the day having been 4@7 ports, leav-

ing off firmly....Cables more tavorable....Port re-
ceipts moderate, (since our last, 13,812 bales.)...-
Sales here, 101,900 bales,'on options, all told, with Jan-
uary closing at 10.61c.@10.630., February at 10.65c,
@\0.66¢., March at 10.76¢.@10.76c., (having zoagen
from 10.73¢.@10.77c¢.,) April at 10.80c.@10.8lc.,
May at 10.86¢. bid, and later deliveries to August at
16.93¢,.@10.996., and September at 10.50c.@10.51c.,
October at 10.13¢.@10.14c., November at 8.99c.
@10, and December. at 9.98¢c.@10c....And for
prompt delivery spinners bought 100 bales, and on
ofticial revision quotations were advanced 1-16¢,, or
on Low Middling to 10 8-i6c.@10 6-1l6c., on light
offerings.

FLOUR AND MEAL—WHEAT FLOUR favored
buyers quite generally. on tree offerings, in good
part for forward delivery, in instances yielding 5o.
‘@lbdc. ¥ bbl, and leading to inereased activity,
mainly for home trade pergoses, (this largely in
Spring Whoat Extras of the Patent class, and to an
important extent for deliveries extending into
March.) City Mill Extras held their own very well,
on diminished production and a fair inquiry-..-.-Ar-
rivals here to-day, 7,360 bbls. and 6,952 sacks, and
clearances hence, 3,319 bbls. and 3,490 sacks....
Sales here reported equal to 21,850 sacks and bbis.,
(about 7,300 sacks credited to egg of which
950 bbis. Low Extras at $2 90@$3 35; about 3,200
sacks and bbls. City Mills Extras, bulk West Indies
brands, in bbis., at $4 40@$4 75, as to brands
and pks., and Patent Extras, sacks and bbls., within
the range of $4 45@$4 85, and fancy up to $5;
about 9,800 sacks and bbls. Spring Wheat Extras, to
arrive and here, of which 6,900 sacks and bbls.
Patent Extras, toarrive and here, at $4 35 @$4 85,
largely to arrive, and deliveries into March at $4 70
@$4 85, in bbis., and fancy up to $4 90@5, and
1,900 sacks and bbls. low grade at $2 90 @$3 35;
and Rye Mixtures and Clear Extras at $3 45@$4 15,
and about 1,000 vks. Straight Extras at $3 65@
$4 35 for ordinary to choice, and up to $4 40@$F4 50
for very choice; about 3,900 sacks and bbis. Winter
Wheat Extras, to arrive and here, at $2 90@$3 35
for low grade shipping, $3 45@$3 60 for poor
trade, and $3 65@#4 50 for ordinary to fancy Fam-
ily Extras; abont 1,500 sacks and bbls. Patent Ex-
tras at $4 25@¢4 75 for poor to very choice, and
up to $4 80@¢4 90 for fancy; about 1,150 sacks
aud bbis. Superfine at $2 35@$3 for poor to fancy
Spring and Winter; about 1,450 sacks and bbls.
Fine at $2 0542 60 tor Spring and Winter; about
750 bbls. Southern Extras, of which low grade sbip-
ping Extras to strictly choice Straight Extras at
$2 90@$4 50, and Patent do. at $4 35@$5, and
about 575 bbis. Superfine RYE FLOUR, to arrive and
here, within the range of $3 30@$5 65 for about
fair to strictly choice, and up to $3 75 for fancy.
_...CORNMEAL unchanged, on a dull market. ... BUCK-
WHEAT FLOUR quiet, at from $2@$2 20 for about
tair to fancy, the latter an extreme—(390 bags re-
ceived to-day.).... BUCKWHEAT quoted at 60c. @61c.
_... FEED held to former prices, but in slack re-
quest, (3 carloads 40-15 Winter Wheat Bran, to ar-
rive, soid at $1 05.)

WHEAT—Increased activity was noted in Winter
Wheat, in the option line, in good part for covering
purposes, and, on reduced and less urgent offerings,
prices, on the option list, were advanced here for
the day about ¥ye., leaving off firmly, (Western ac-
counts of a rather confident speculation, cables of
irregular and lifeless markets,) while for early de-
livery Wheat, following the options, also hardened
here_a trifle, though meeting with a very slack de-
mand, a8 well for export as for local milling: and
No. 2 Red, delivered, went at 904c.@90%¢., closing
at 90%c., and in store and elevator at 89%sc.@
89.0c., latest at 894c.: and No. 2 Milwaukee
Spring, in __ store, (8,000 bushels for ex-
port,) on private terms, quoted at 88'2c.@89e.;
and ungraded Red and Spring Wheat, as to quality,
at 86% ¢.@924c., With the sales of No. 2 Red Wheat
reported on options reaching 4,408,000 bushels, (of
which 2,456,000 bushels for May.) and for early de-
livery the salesof Wheat comprising 86,000 bushels,
(of which latter about 28,000 bushels credited to
shippers, and 16,000 bushels to local millers, ) against
receipts here of 5,500 bushels and clearances of
only 30 bushels....And on the option list market
closed here steadily, though tamely, with No. 2
Red, for January, at 88%&c., February at 891¢c.,
March at904c., April at 9l%ec., May at 92%y¢., (hav-
ing ranged from 917gc.@92%c.,) June at 9214c., and
July at 914c., August at 9l4c., and December at
95c., (having ranged from 94%gc. @95 'gc.)

CORN—Was likewise quoted a trifle dearer, on a
moderately active business, chiefly speculative. ...
Export call very light....Arrivals here to-day,
26,950 bushels, and clearances jhence only 251
Dushels....-Sales, 516,000 bushels, (about 68,000
bushels for early delivery, of which about 20,000
bushels credited to shinpers,) including No. 2, in
store and elevator, at 60\4c.@60%e., closing at
6024c. bid, and do., afloat, at 6llsc., closing at61 oe, ;
and, free on board, from store, at 60%2c., steamer
Mixed, in elevator, at 59c.@59%\4c.; No. 3, in ele-
vator, at 59c., and ungraded Mixed and Yellow and
White, to arrive and here, at 59\4c.@61%sc., as to
quality....Andot No. 2 Corn, for January, 24,000
bushels, at 6044c., closing at 604c.; do., February,
80,000 bushels, at 60%c.@60 %gc., closing at 60 5ge. ;
do., March, 40,000 bushels, at 605,c.@61c., closing at
ble. vid; do., April, 8,000 bushels, (in exchange, ) at
6lc., closing at 61lc. bid, and do., May, 296,000 bush-
els, at 60°4c.@61c., closing at 61e. bid.

OATS—Were in more request aud stronger in
price on reduced offerings, which checked business,
with a resulting rise for the day on prompt deliv-
eries of about \4c.@ec., aud on No. 2, on the option
list, of 44c., closing steadily. ... Receipts here to-day,
11,000 bushels, and clearances hence unimportant.
’.. Sales to-day, $27,000 bushels, (about 147,000
bushels for early delivery,) including No.1 White,
in elevator, at43c.; No. 2 White, in elevator, about
39.000 bushels, at 41%c.@42\e., closing at 42%4c.
asked, (against 41%4c., yesterday ;) do., March, 15,000
bushels, at 42 gc., closing at 421ec. asked; May,
25,000 bushels, at 42c., closing at 42c.: No. 3
White at 394c.@40c.; No. 2, in store and elevator,
about 41,000 bushels, at 39%c.@40c., closing at
39%4c., (against 39c. yesterday;) No. 3, in elevator,
at 39¢.; ungraded White, to arrive and here, at
40c.@46c., and ungraded Mixed at 38c.@412c....
And of No. 2 Oatsfor February, 45,000 bushels,
at 385 c.@39c., closing at 39c.; do., March, 50,000
pushels, at 391c.@39 7-16¢., closing at 34 48c., and
for May, 45,000 bushels, at 394oc,@395gc., closing
at 39 5gc. asked.

NAVAL STORES-—Spirits of Turpentine dull and
quoted down to 4019¢.@41c....Resin unchanged and
very quiet. on the basis of $1 O72»@$1 12% for
Strained to Good Strained.

PETROLEU M—On a moderately active specula-
tive movement Certificates of Crude Petroleum were
again advanced for the day yec., closing firmly-..-.-
Opening price, (as officially reported) 88%; range for
the day, 875 ,@89, closing at 38%, bid, (against 88%,
yesterday.) . _..Sales to-day, 3,210,000 bbis., (against
3,414,000 bbis. yesterday.)....A moderate inquiry
noted for Refined Petroleum, in bbls., which was
quoted here and at near-by ports at 734.... Refined
Petroleum, in cases, quoted here at 9%4c. for standard
brands, (home trade tests as vefore.)....Crude Pe-
troleum, in bbls., at 673@748-...Naphtha, in bbis.,

t 7.

PROVISIONS—Hog products were quoted strong-
er, though without remarkable animation....PORK
quiet, but steady, with sales noted of 200 bbis., in-
cluding Mess of last year’s packing at $15@$15 25,
Family at $15 50@$16 50, Short Clear at $16 75@
$19, and Extra Prime at $13.... DRESSED HoGs again
higher and in good request, with city up to 74c.@
753c,, as to weights....Arrivals at eight interior
points, 39,116 head... _CUTMEATS moderately active
and about steady, with Pickled Bellies, in bulk, 12
toll ib. average, at 7%3¢.@742c., (27,000 Ib. sold;)
Pickled Hams, in bulk, at 9%c.@10c., Smoked Hams
at 10%4¢.@1lc., Pickled Shoulders at 6346. @6 7gc,, and
smoked Shoulders at 7°4¢....BACON nominal in the
local market, as without recent movement.... West-
ern Steam LARD higher, but in less request for
prompt delivery, closing at $7 75 for choice... -Sales
reported of 850 tes. at $7 75 And of City Lard
175 tos. sold at $7 55, (against $7 45 yesterday.)
_... And in the option line Western Steam Lard sold
to the extent of 10,000 tcs., and advanced for the day
6 @6 points, closing firmly, with February at $7 64,
March at $7 68, April at_$7 74, May at $7 50, June
at $7 85, and July at $7 90....Refined Lard very
quiet; quoted for Continent at $7 80, and for South
Ameri¢a at $8 35.-..BKEF has been very dull, even
ina jobbing way, with extra India Mess, in tes.,
quoted at $15@$18 50, as to brand; extra Mess,
in bbls. at $8@$8 25; Family at $9 50@
$10; Packet, in_ bbls. at $8 60, and in
tcs. at $12 75; Plate at $8@$8 25.
_._ BREF HaMs in light demand; quoted here at
$16 50@$i7, and at the West at $15 50.... BUTTER
generally unchanged, but ¢ uiet.... CHEESE firm and
wanted, with best Eastern Factory, 12%5c. for White,
12190. for Colored, and best Ohio at 11%4c.@12c....
EoGs further declined slightly on a moderate busi-
ness, with best domestic, fresh, quoted at 2242c.@
241o¢c., and limed at 1339¢.@152c....0f TALLOW,
90,000 tb., sold at 5c....S5TRARIN E—Choice city quot-
ed at 890.@8 4c. ..-OLEOMARGARINE STEARINE, bc. @
6igc., (150 tes., at Pittsburg free on board cars, re-
ported sold at 5%c., and 40 hhds. city, rumored at
6gc,, though the latter unconfirmed. ...OILS general-
ly easy,ona slow movement....Of Cottonseed Oil,
420 bbls, Crude reportea sold at 34¢.@35c,; latest at
340. for prime, with this price bid and 35c, asker.

SUGARS—Raw neglected and weak, with fair Re-
fining Muscovado quoted at 51s¢., and Centrifugals,
95° test, 5%ec...-Refined in rather slack request,
with Cut Loaf and Crushed at 8c., Powdered at
7%g0,, Granulated at 74sc., Mold A at T4c., Standard
A at 6 9-16c., and other grades as before.

FREIGHTS—Business was to a moderate aggre-
gate on berth and charter, and generally at about
previous rates, though on Grain by the steam car-
riers showing a further slight decline, (Grain, from
Baltimore, for Liverpool, about 64,000 bushels, go-
ing at 149d.@143d., latest went at lied., and Cheese,
hence, moderately, at 20s., and Provisions at 10s.@
15s., and Flour at 7s. 6d., and Oil Cake at 7s. 6d., and
Leather at 30s., Tallow at 7s. 6d.@10s., and Lubricat-
ing Oil at 3s., Oysters at 3s.,and Apples at 2s. 6d. and
Corn for Glasgow, hence, 8,000 bushels, from store,
at 2d., and Wheat, for Avonmouth, 32,000 bushels,
from store, at 34., with room for Grain for Amster-
dam quoted at 242c.@8c., and in some request.
And by sail, for Cork and orders, from San Francis-
co, 3 cargoes of Wheat at 23s. @248.

Ene
THE COTTON MARKETS.
GALVESTON, Jan. 26.—Cotton quiet; Middling,
10c.; Low Middling, 95c.; Good Ordinary, 9 8c. ;
net and gross receipts, 207 bales; exports, to the
Continent, 3,690 bales; coastwise, 4,111 bales;
sales, 19 bales; stock, 39,319 bales.

SAVANNAH, Jan. 26.—Cotton steady; Middling,
97%c.; Low Middiing, 949c.; Good Ordinary, 9c.; net
receipts, 2,212 bales; gross receipts, 2,229 bales;
a monte to the Continent, 5,450 balesp-sales, 200
bales; stock, 82,835 bales.

New-Orieans, Jan. 26.—Cotton firm; Mid-
dling, 9%c.; Low Middling, ¥ 9-16c.; Good Ordinary,
91gc.; net receipts, 3,316 bales; gross, 3,590: Dales;

exports, to Great Britain, 4,900 bales; sales, 1,750
bales; stock, 373,086 bales.

YHkE NAVAL STORES MARKETS,

WILMINGTON, N. C., Jan. 26.—Spirits of Tur-
at 38c. Resin firm; Strained, 800.;

atte Sbip” ant” irs,

; a ,

White, 626. ; Mixed, 60c 8 e

17HE STATE OF TRADE.

Sr. Lours, Jan. 26.—Flour quiet and un
changed. Wheat —- firm at yesterday’s closing
prices and declined early, but reacted, and toward
the close advanced and closed 40. above yesterday;
No. 2 Red, cash, 80%4c.; January, 80c.; February,
80 lgc.@80%ec., closing 80's¢. ; March, 81
8230. @827ec., closing 825,c.; July, 80c.@80 \a., clas-
ing 801gc.; August, 0c. @804c., closing 80%4c.; De-
cemwber, $4¢.@845c., closing 8453c., Corn very firm,
yc.@%c. higher; cash, 4744¢.@47%4e.; February,
46340.@47 7c., Closing 47 %s¢.; March, 47%c.; May,
4810c.@49e., closing 487%mc. Oats firm: cash, 314\4¢.;
May. 3l4ec. Rye, 67c.; sellers. Barley stronger;
80c.@95c. Hay unchanged; prime Timothy, $12@
$16 50; Prairie, $8@$12. Bran steady; 80c. Lead,
$4 75. Eggs, 19¢. Butter unchanged; Creamery,
24c.@30c.; Dairy, 18¢.@26e. Cornmeal steady;
$240. Whisky steady; $1 08. Provisions stronger.
Pork-—New, $14 75@$15. Lard, $7 15. Dry-salb
Meats (boxed)—Shoulders, $6: Long Clears, $7 50;
Clear Ribs, $7 62%; Short Clears, $7 75. Bacon
(boxed)—Shoulders, $6 50; Long Clears, $8 35;
Clear Ribs, $8 45; Short Clears, $8 60. Hams
stronger; $10 50@$12. Receipts—Flour, 2,000
pbls.; Wheat, 10,000 bushels; Corn, 72.000 bush-
els; Oats, 36,000 bushels; Rye, 1,000 bushels;
Barley, 2,000 bushels. Shipments—Flour, 7,000
bbis.; Wheat, 23,000 bushels; Corn, 17,000 bush-
els; Oats, 12,000 bushels; Rye, 2,000 bushels; Bar-
ley, none. Afternoon Board—Wheat firmer; Feb-
ruary, 804sc. bid; March, Sligc. bid; May, 82%4c.;
June, 82%¢. asked. Corn steady; February, 47 sc.
@474c.; March, 47%3c.; May, 48%0.@48%%c. Oats
steady; May, 31%gc.

Burrato, N. Y., Jan. 26.—Wheat—No. 1 Hard
dull at 91c. asked; No. 1 Hard Northern Pacific,
89c,: sales of 5,000 bushels; No. 2 Northern, 87¢.;
Winter Wheat quiet and weak; No. 2 Red Michigan,
89 6¢,@90c.; No. 1 White Michigan, 90 9c. asked, on
track. Corn quiet, but steady; No. 2 Yellow, 56c.;
No. 3 do., 5539¢.; No. 2, 55%2¢.; No. 3, 55¢. on track.
Oats easier; No. 2 White, 39c.; No. 3 White, 38c. ;
No. 2 Mixea. 3622c. Barley easier, bat not quota-
bly lower: offerings more liberal. Rye unchanged.
Flour steady with a fair demand. Millifeed firm.
Cornmeal weak. Oatmeal steady. Receipts—Corn,
10.000 bushels; Oats, 4.600 bushels. Shipments—
Wheat, 12,000 bushels; Corn, 3,500 bushels; Oats,
9,000 bushels.

Crncrynatl, Jan, 26.— Flour easy.
barely steady; No. 2 Red, 87 loc, @B8C.; receipts,
10,000 bushels; shipments, none. Corn steady,
firmer; No. 2 Mixed, 512c.@52e. Oats firm; No. 2
Mixed, 34¢.@342c. Rye quiet; No. 2, 68c, Pork firm;
$14 50. Lard_ stronger; $7 30. Bulkmeats firm;
Short. Rib, $7 75@¢8. Bacon steady, unchanged.
Whisky firm; sales, 1,503 bbls. finished goods on
basis of $1 08. Butter steady, Sugar strong. Hogs
steady; common and light, $4@$5 35; packing and
butchers’, $> 40@$5 75; receipts, 3,300 head; ship-
ments, 1,500 head. Eggs stronger; 18 9¢.@19¢e.
Cheese steady. Eastern Exchange steady, un-
changed.

Prorta, Jan. 26.—Corn quiet; High Mixed,
47c.@474c.; No. 2 Mixed, 46%4c.@47¢c. Oats
uiet; No. 2 White, 3342c.@338c.; No. 3 White,
32c.@32%e. Rye quiet; No. 2, 63%2@64ce. Whisky
firm; Wines. $1 07; Spirits, $1 10. Receipts—Corn,
41,000 bushels: Oats, 65,400 bushels; Rye, 3,300
bushels; Barley, 4,800 bushels. Shipments—Corn,
13,800 bushels; Oats, 34,000 bushels; Rye, none;
Barley, 600 bushels.

FALL River, Jan. 26.—With a good demand
for spots and contracts the Printing Cioth market is
very firm at 3 15-16c. bid for spot and 37%gc. bid for
64. sqnare contracts, and at 35gc. for 60x56 Cloths.

PirrsBuRG, Penn., Jan, 26.—Petroleum fairly
active; National Transit Certificates opened at
889, closed at 88a; highest, 88%; lowest, 87%.

BRADFORD, Penn., Jan. 26.—National Transit
Certificates opened at 887, closed at $810; highest,
89; lowest, 875; clearances, 1,232,000 bbls.

GHARLESTON, 8. C., Jan. 26.—Turpentine nom-
inal; nothing doing. Resin quiet; good Strained, 85c.

SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 26.—Turpentine—Noth-
ing doing. Resin steady at 85c. @87 2.

Wheat

1HE LIVE SLOCK MARKB#TS.

BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan. 26.—Cattle—Receipts
last 24 hours, 1,275 head; total for the week thus
far, 8,485 head; for same time last week, 8,210 head;
consigned through, 44 cars, of which 40 cars to New-
York; none on sale; prices firm. Sheep—Receipts
last 24 hours, 5.200 head; total for the week thus
far, 28,000 head; for same time last week, 35,200
head; consigned through, 13 cars, of which 11 cars
to New-York; 17 cars on sale; good to choice Sheep
searce and firm at $5 15@#5 55; Lambs firm; or-
dinary to choice, $5 75@s6 50; all offerings taken.
Hogs—Receipts last 24 hours, 7,955 head; total for
the week thus far, 51,965 head; for samo time last
week, 50,076 head; consigned through, 43 cars, of
which 16 cars to New-York; 20 cars_on sale; Hogs
in good demand at full prices; light Pigs, $5@$5_ 30;
mixed Pigs and light Yorkers, $5 40@5 55; select-
ed Yorkers, $5 65@$5 75; selected medium weights,
$5 80@HK5 90; good to choice heavy, $5 95@$6;
rough, $5@$5 25; Stags, $4@$4 25; all offerings
taken.

sr. Lovis, Jan. 26.—Cattle—Receipts, 1,600
head; shipments, 400 head; market strong and
higher; choice heavy native Steers, $4 50@$5 30;
fair to good native Steers, $3 90@$4 50; butchers’
Steers, medium to choice, $3 20@$4 15; stockers
and feeders, fair to good, $2@$3 30; rangers, ordi-
nary to good, $2 25@$4 25. Hogs—Receipts, 3,200
head; shipments, 2,100 head; market active, higher;
choice heavy and butchers’ selections, $5 50@$5 65;
packing, medium to prime, $5 15@$5 60; light
grades, ordinary to good, $4 90@$5 20. Sheep— Re-
ceipts, 2,700 head; shipments, 300 head; market
firm; fair to choice, $3 75 @$5 30.

— EE
THE FOREIGN MARKETS.
e —

LONpDON, Jan. 26—4 P. M.—The bullion in the
Bank of England has increased £662,000 during the
past week. ‘The proportion of the Bank of England's
reserve to liability, which last week was 42.35 ?
cent., is now 45.59 # cent. Atlantic and Great
Western first mortgage Trustees’ certificates, 3844;
Canadian Pacitic, 61%; Erie, 287g; Illinois Central,
12234; Mexican ordinary, 48; st. Paul common,
734: New-York Central, 11083; Pevnsylvania, 5579;

reading, 337s. Paris advices quote exchange on
London at 25f. 251sc. for checks.

PARIS, Jan. 26.—The weekly statement of the
Bank of France shows an increase of 2,250,000f. in
gold and 400,000f. in silver.

BERLIN, Jan. 26.—The statement of the Imperial
Bank of Germany shows an increase in specie of
19,740,000 marks.

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 26—3:30 P. M.—Beef—The de-
mand is improving; extra India Mess firm at 70s.
Pork and Hams in poor demand. Bacon in poor de#
mand; Short Rib dull at 39s. 6d. Cheese in poor de-
mand. Tallow in good demand; prime City firm at
26s. 6d. Turpentine and Resin in fair demand.
Lard—Spot and futures in poor demand. Wheat
and Flour in poor demand. Corn—Spot and futures
in poor demand; mixed Western, spot, dull at 4s.
10\d.; do, January, dull at 4s. 1UJ2d.; do, Feb-
ruary, dull at 4s. 1044. ; do., March, dull at 4s, 104od.
Hops at London—New- York State—There is nothing
offering.

4 P. M.—Cotton —Futures closed firm ; Uplands, Low
Middling clause, January delivery, 5 40-64d., sellers;
January and wepeaesy delivery, 5 40-64d., sellers;
February and March detivery, 6 40-64d., sellers;
March and April delivery, 5 42-64d., sellers; April
and May delivery, 5 43-64d., value; May and June
delivery, 5 45-64d., sellers; June and July delivery,
5 47-64cd., sellers; July and August delivery,
5 49-64d., sellers; August and September delivery,
5 49-64d., buyers.

LONDON, Jan. 26—4 P. M.—Produce—Caleutta Lin-
seed, 39s. 3d. 4 quarter.

ANTWERP, Jab. 26.—Petroleam—Fine Pale Amer-
ican, 18f. G2+gc. paid, and 18f. 75c. sellers.

ANTWERP, Jan. 26.—At the Wool sales to-day there
was atair attendance. ‘The demand was good, ex-
cept for Lambs’ Wool, for which there was but a
poor inquiry. The sales were 1,943 bales of Buenos
Ayres at SUr.@195f. # 100 kilos.

BREMEN, Jan, 26.—Petroleum, 7 marks 85 pfennigs.

HAVANA, Jan. 26.—Spanish Gold, 240@24U44. Ex-
change quiet. Sugar quiet; sales of 3,500 bags Cen-
trifugal, 95° to 9612’ polarization, at $3 04%@
$3 1344, gold, # quintal.

24 FINANCIAL, _

OFFICE OF THE ATLANTIC MUTUAL er |
COMPANY, NEW-YORK, Jan. 24, 1333,
HE TRUSTEES, IN CONFO RMITY TO
the charter of the company, submit the follow-
ing statement of its affairs on the 31st of December,
1887:

Premiums on marine risks from 1st

Japuary, 1887, to 3lst December,

iy ee a ee ey tee $3,642,969 09
Premiums on policies not marked off

lst January, 1887

Total marine premiums

Premiums marked off from Ist Janu-
nary, 1887, to 3lst December, 1887..$3,672,331 21
Losses paid during the
same period $1,599,468 25

Returns of premiums
and expenses......--..- $788,846 38

The company has the following assets, viz. :
United States and State of New-York
stock, city, bank, and other stocks..$8,622,565 00
Loans secured by stocks and other-
WISO.. .--. es - ee eee ee ence nen eee reese 1,559,100 00
Real estate and claims due the com-
pany, estimated at 474,439 88
1,362,986 07

Premium notes and bills receivable
218,192 40

Cash in bank....-..+...-+--+----00++0- dake
$12,237,283 35

Six per cent. interest on the outstanding certifi-
cates of profits will be paid to the holders thereof or
their legal representatives on and after Tuesday, the
7th of February next.

The outstanding certificates of the issue of 1883
will be redeemed and paid to the holders thereof or
their legal representatives on and after Tuesday,
the 7th of February next, from which date all inter-
est thereon will cease. ‘he certificates to be pro-
duced at the time of payment and canceled.

A dividend of torty per cent. is declared on the
net earned premiums of the company for the year
ending 3ist December, 1887, tor which certificates
will be issued on and after Tuesday, the lst of May
next.

Amount,

By order of the Boara,
J. H. CHAPMAN, Secretary.
TRUSTEES:

HENRY BE. HAWLEY,
CHAS. H. MARSHALL,
JAMES G. DE FOREST,
JAMES LOW, CHAS. D. LEVERICH,
WM. STURGIS, JOHN L. RIKER,
BENJAMIN H. FIELD, GEORGE BLISS,
JOSIAH O. LOW, ANSON W. HARD,
EDMUND W.CORLIES, N. DENTON SMITH,
ROBERT B. MINTURN, ISAAC BELL,
WILLIAM DEGROOT, EDW. FLOYD-JONES,
HORACE GRAY, THOMAS MAITLAND,
WILLIAM E.DODGE, IRA BURSLEY.

JOHN ELLIOTT, JAMES A. HEWLETT,
C. A, HAND, GEORGE H. MACY,
JOHN D. HEWLETT. LAWRENCE TUR-
WILLIAM H. WEBB, NURE.

CHARLES P.BURDETT,

JOHN D. JONES, President.
W. H. H. MOORE, Vice- Pres't.
A. A. RAVEN, Second Vice-Pres’t.

OTICE TO BULDERS OF ST. LOUIS AND

SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY OOMPANY’S
SLX PER CENT. TRUST BONDS OF 1880.—Until
Feb. 4, 1888, the undersigned will recetve ofters for
the sale to it of the whole or any part of twelve
thousand dollars ($12,000) of the above-named
bonds, at a price not exceeding 105 and intorest, as
provided im the trust indenture given to secure the
same. Bonds purchased will be pais for out of
moneys in the ginking fund, and will be canceled.

Dated NEW-YORK, Jan. 24, 1888.

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW.

YORK, Trustees.

SOHN A, STBWART, President.

J.D, JONES,
W. H. H. MOORE,
A. A. RAVEN,

c.; May, -

ars,

January 27, 1888,

FINANOIAL.

MONTANA CENTRAL
RAILWAY COMPANY'S

FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.

Principal and interest guaranteed
by the St. Paul, Minneapo-
lis and Manitoba Rail-
way Company,

Which has recently obtained control of the Mon-
tnrna Central Railway through the pur-
chase of the Stock of the Company.

ISSUE OF $2,000,000 BONDS,

Dated July 1, 1887, maturing July 1, 1937.

COUPON BONDS IN DENOMINATIONS OF
$1,000 EACH. REGISTERED BONDS
IN DENOMINATIONS OF $1,606
AND $5,000 EACH.

Interest 6 per cent. per annum,
payable Jan. 1 and July 1 at the office of the
Company in New- York.

PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN
GOLD COIN.

CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY OF NEW-YORK,

TKUSTEES.

The Montana Central Railway Company is or-
ganized under the generallaws of the Territory of
Montana, andis authorized and empowered to con-
struct, equip, and operate the following lines of
railroad in that Territory:
Great Falls to Helena
Helenato Butte..................- 73 miles,

Helena to Rimini 16 miles,
Marysville Junction toMarysville. 7 miles,
Great Falls to Sand Coulee 18 miles, 212 miles

The line from Great Falls to Helena has been com-
pleted and equipped and is now in operation, The
line from Helena to Butte and the branches to Rim-
ini, Marysville, and Sand Coulee are practically
ready for the rails, except one tunnel on the line to
Butte, where about 3,500 feet remain to be com-
pleted. Work on this tunnelis being pushed rapid-
ly, and is progressing at the rate of 100 feet per
week. On its completion the aggregate length of
tunnelsin the system will be about 13,000 feet.
As soon as the weather permits the remaining work
will be vigorously prosecuted, (all the ties and a
portion of the steel being on the ground,) and will
be completed early in the Spring, except the line to
Butte, which will be finished in September or Octo-
ber next.

Ample terminals have been acquired at Great
Falls, Helena, and Butte, and so located as to give
the company great and permanent advantages. Ad-
ditional equipment, sufficient for the entire system,
has been contracted for and will be ready for deliv-
ery at an early date.

The mineral product of Montanaas shown by the
Government reports was over $27,000,000 in 1887,
a majority of which was produced at points on the
line of the Montana Central Railway, where are
located some of the largest copper, silver, gold, and
other mines in the country.

At Sand Coulee the company owns about 3,000
acres of lands containing a fine quality of bituminous
coal well suited for coking.

On the completion of the Sand Coulee and Butte
lines alow estimate places the daily movement of
coal alone to Helena, Butte, Marysville, and other
points at 700 tons. To points on the Manitoba sys-
tem the daily movement is estimated at 1,000 tons.

At Great Falls the line connects with the St. Paul,
Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway and through it
with the entire railway system of the country. The
Missouri River at this point is from 1,000 to 1,500
feet wide, has a fall in seven miles of 367 feet, prob-
ably the greatest available water power on the con.
tinent, and large smelting and other manufacturing
industries are being established there.

Near Great Falls several varieties of the best qual.
ity of Bessemer iron ores, limestone, fire clay, and
coal are found in close proximity.

The $2,000,000 bonds now offered are secured by a
first mortgage on the above lines. The entire issue
thereunder is limited to $10,000,000, of which

2,500,000 have been already sold. Only $5,000,000
in the aggregate will be issued on these lines and
their equipment, and the balance only for the con-
struction or purchase and equipment of additional
lines. Copies of the mortgage can be inspected and
further information will be given on applieation at
the Central Trust Company, 54 Wall-st., or at the
company’s office, 40 Wall-st., New- York.

Tenders for these bonds will be received at the
office of the Central Trust Company up to 3 o'clock
on Feb. 2, when they will be opencdin the presence
of bidders who may desire to be present. Tenders
must be sealed and addressed to the President of the
Central Trust Company and marked ‘Tender for
Montana Central Railway Company’s Bonds,” and
the price bid must include accrued interest from
Jan. 1 last.

Each tender must be accompanied by & certified
check to the order of the Central Trust Company for
5 per cent. of the purchase price of the amount of
bonds bid for, which will be returned if the bid is
not accepted. The company does not bind itself to
accept the highest or any bid. Where bids are ac-
cepted the balance of the purchase price must be
paid to the Central Trust Company on or before
Feb. 10, when the bonds will be delivered.

The St. Panl, Minneapolis and
Manitoba Company,

JAMES J. HILL,

President.

SUTRO TUNNEL COMPANY.

Owing to the great number of stockholders in
Europe as wel! as in the U nited States, some of
whon as it appears have not as yet been informed of
the reorganization plan, subscriptions for the com-
papy's bonds under said plan are still being received
at the Union Trust Company, 73 Broadway, New-
York, until further notice.

Theright is reserved of advancing the price of the
remaining bonds at any time.

As the foreclosure suit against the company may
now again be moved for trial abt any time unless a
settlement shall be previously arrived at, stock-
holders should subscribe at once on all their shares
in order to protect their interest in the company’s
valuable property, the income from which, in roya®
ties alone, during last December amounted to
$28.777 69.

Subscribing stockholders must be prepared upon

notice to pay in their entire subscription and to
present their shares for identification as assenting
shares.
For detailed information address the undersigned
committee, Room 123 Produce Exchange Building,
New- York City.

NEw- YORK, Jan. 12, 1883.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF STOCK-
HOLDERS.

98 miles,

H. R. BALTZER, Chairman.

LONG ISLAND RAILROAD
50/o GUARANTEED BONDS

OF THE FOLLOWING BRANCH LINES;
N. ¥., BROOKLYN & MANHATTAN BEACH
1ST COSOLIDATED,
LONG ISLAND CITY AND FLUSHING
1sT CONSOLIDATED.
N. ¥. AND ROCKAWAY BEACH
‘ 1ST MORTGAGE,

PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST GUARAN-
TEED BY THE LONG ISLAND
RAILROAD CO,

These bonds were issued to retire prior lien bonds
bearing a higher rate of interest.

A LIMITED AMOUNT FOR SALE,
MAXWELL & GRAVES,

115 Broadway, N. Y.

SPOKANE AND PALOUSE

(NORTHERN PACIFIC)

FIRST MORTGAGE 6 PER CENT. GOLD
BONDS
FOR SALE BY

EDWAHKD SWEET & CO.,

33 BROAD-ST,

FAHNESTOCK & C0.,

2 WALL-ST.

v

NOTICE.

THE FULTON NATIONAL BANK of the City of
Now-York, located at New-York, in the State of
New-York, is closing up its affairs. All note holders
and others, creditors of said assoviation, are there-
tore hereby notified to present the notes and other
claims against the association for payment.

CHAS. H. ROLLINSON, Cashier.

Dated Deo. 23, 1857.

DENVER AND RIO GRANDE
DIVIDEND SCRIP
BOUGHT AND SOLD BY

DONAKY. RORDOR, od co.

—————

FINANCIAL.

SIX PER CENT.
TWENTY-YEAR BONDS

ISSUED BY |

The American Water Works

COMPANY,
Secured by Mortgage upon the

OMAHA WATER WORKS,

NEBRASKA.

BONDS OUTSTANDING - $2,000,000
PRESENT BASIS, GROSS EARN-
N J 220,000

INGS - - - -
PRESENT BASIS, NET EARN-
iG 175,000

ING . > “ z
ANNUAL INTEREST CHARGE 120,000
SURPLUS AFTEK PAYING EX-
. DINTEREST - 55,000
ASING AT THE RATE
A NOW HAS A POPU-
LATION OF 100.000. AND IS ENTIRELY
DEPENDENT UPON THESE W
ITs WATER SUPPLY, AS IS ALS
CITY OF SOUTH OMAHA, WHERE THE
LARGE PORK-PACKING ESTABLISH-
MENTS ARE LOCATED. —__

‘THESE BONDS ARE LISTED AT THE
NEW-YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, AN :
UNDERSIGNED OFFER AT 103 AND INTER-
EST, SUBJECT TO ADVANCE IN PRICE, THE
$800,000 LAST ISSUED.

C. BH. VENNER & CO.,
BOSTON,

W. & P. SMITH,
PHILADELPHIA.
WILSON, COLSTON & CO.,
BALTIMORE.
WOODBURY & MOULTON,
PORTLAND.

TO THE HOLDERS OF THE

Wabash and Great Western
Second Mortgage Bonds.

By stipulation between the parties the second
mortgage bondholders represented by the Griswold
Committee and the bondholders represented by the
undersigned have united in the legal proceedings
necessary to protect their rights, and the same will
hereafter be conducted for the benefit of all such
holders as may signify their assent by signing the
agreement at the office of HARRIMAN & CO., 120
Broadway, and upon payment of the assessment of
$10 per bond to the undersigned. Such bondholders
as have heretofore paid $5 per bond to the Gris-
wold Committee will be credited that amount upon
surrendering the receipts of that committee to the
undersigned committee.

The time for signing the above agreement is
limited to Feb. 14, 1388.

FRED. J. DE PEYSTER,
GEORGE WARREN SMITH,
JOHN H. BEACH,
NICHOLAS FISH of Harriman & Co.,
RICH. B. HARTSHORNE of J. M. Harts-
horne & Bro.,
Defense Committee Second Mortgage Bondholders.

To the Holders of

WABASH MORTGAGE BONDS

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

The large amount of mortgage bonds deposited in
the Central Trust Company assures, in the opinion
ot the undersigned committees, the success of the
reorganization plan of Nov. 21, 1887, butas the en-
graved negotiable certificates of the Trust Com-
pany will not be ready until Jan. 25, the time for
further deposits has been extended to Feb. 6, 1888.

All bonds deposited after that date will be sub-
ject to a penalty of 2 per cent. upon the par value
thereof.

Pamphlets giving details of the plan can be ob-
tained at the Central Trust Company, No. 54 Waill-
st.

JAMES F. JOY, |
’. H. HUBBARD, Purchasing

EDGAR IT. WELLES, { Committee.
0. D, ASHLEY, J

CYRUS J. LAWRENCE, |

H. K. McHARG,

THOS. B. ATKINS,

JOHN T. TERRY,

F.N. LAWRENCE,

NEW-YORK, Jan. 21, 1888.

Bondholders’
Committee.

TO THE HOLDERS OF

WABASH MORTGAGE BONDS.

No modification of the reorganization plan of
Nov. 21, 1887, is contemplated or expected, and in
no event will any advantage be given to one bond-
holder over another of the same mortgage. The
rights of every bondholder who deposits bonds in the
Central Trust Company under the plan will be care-
fully guarded. For the Purchasing Committee,

oO. D. ASHLEY.
For the Bondholders’ Committee,
CYRUS J. LAWRENCE.
NEW-YORK, Jan. 21.

TO THE HOLDERS OF
WABASH 18ST AND 2D MORTGAGE BONDS,
@T WEST. 18ST AND 2D MORT. BONDS,
ST. LOUIS DIVISION 1ST MORT. BONDS.

The Purchasing Committee’s proposed plan of re-
organization cannot provo 4 success, as WE ARE
PUSHING WITH VIGOK a foreclosure suit under
the second mortgages.

FRED. J. DE PEYSTER,
GEORGE WARREN SMITH,
JOHN H. BEACH,
NICHOLAS FISH of Harriman & Co.,
RICH. B. HARTSHORNE of J. M.
Hartshorne & Bro.
Defense Committee Second Mortgage Bondholders.

WABASH FIRST MORTGAGES

MAIN LINE AND ST. LOUIS DIVISION.

All First Mortgage Bondholders opposed to the
Purchasing Committee’s plan are requested to com-
municate with the undersigned,

Ss. F. JOHNSON & CO., 18 WALL-ST.,

OR
KOHN, POPPER & CO., 66 BROADWAY.

$50,000
Water Company Six Per Cent. 30-
Year Gold Bonds.

Bonds outstanding, including those now

Net earnings in 1887
Interest charges

Surplus

Estimated net 1888

Interest charges 32,000

Surplus $33,c00
Price par and accrued interest. For sale by

TOBEY & KIRK,

4 BGroad-st., New-York.

UNION TRUST COMPANY OF NEW-YORK,
73 BROADWAY, CORNER RECTOR-ST.,

NEW-YORK, Jan. 12, 1888.
Nezick JS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
following. numbered bonds of the UNION PA-
CIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY COLLATERAL
TRUST MORTGAGE have this day been drawn for
redemption in accordance with the indenture of

trust, V1zZ.:
121 12 2154 3177 4041
129 2213 8480 4063 -
131 2272 3490 4087
313 2304 3513 4101
2369 3523 4147
2510 3542 4352
2629 3585 4365
268 3620 4436
276 8374 4450
2140 3039 4027 4517
Said bonds will be redeemed by the UNION
TRUST COMPANY OF NEW-YORK, TRUSTEE,
on the 6th day of February, 1853, at one hundred
and five per cent. and accrued interest, after which
date the payment of interest on said bonds will

cease.
UNION TRUST COMPANY OF NEW-YORK,

Trustee.
By JAMES H. OGILVIE, Vice-President.

Cedar Falls & Minnesota R. 8. Co.

Holders of Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad 7
per cent. bonds are requested to deposit their bonds
with the Mercantile Trust Company, No. 120 Broad-
way, for which negotiable receipts will be given,
and sign the bondholders’ agreement.

LOUIS FITZGERALD,
CHARLES T. WING,
FREbD’K W. FOOTE,
SIMON BORG,
CHARLES WEHRHANE,

CITY OF BOSTON

30-YEAR 4 PER GENT. BONDS

FOR SALE BY

DREXEL, MORGAN & CO.

BROWN BROTHERS & CO.,
asUB comMERSIAL AND"
Guupize VAILABLB IN ALL ante” oy

|
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( Committee.
}

FINANOIAL.

FORTIETH ANNUAL STATEMENT

OF TUE

PENN MUTUAL LE

Tnsurance Co. of Philadelphia.

Net Assets, Jan. 1, 1887
Receipts during the year:
For Premiums. ...$2,350,990 42
For Interest, &c.. 658,773 64

$10,679,167 87

3,009,764 06
_ $13,688,931 93
DISBURSEMENTS.

Claims by Death.... $599,485 00
Matured Endow-

ments 64,242 00
Surrendered Poli-

216,460 06

437,946 81

4,492 93

aa

Reinsurance

Total paid Policy
holders - .----- *1,322,626 85
Added to Reserve
$922,210 00
Taxes and Legal
Expenses
Salaries, Medical
Fees, and Office
Expenses. .....-.---
Commissions to
Agents and Rents
Agency and Other
Expenses........--
Advertising, Print-
ing, and Supplies.
Fire Insurance and
Office Furniture...

63,199 16

112,302 47
211,455 19
121,654 50
26,609 67

3,527 26

$1,861,375 10

Net Assets, Jan. 1,
183838. $11,827,556 83

ASSETS,

City Loans, Railroad and Water
Bonds, Bank and Other Stocks..

Mortgages and Ground Rents.....

Premium Notes, secured by Poli-
cies, &¢

Loans on Collaterals, &c

Home Office and Real Estate
bought to secure loans

Cash in Trust Companies and on

$5,209,011 25
3,454,252 76

638,968 81
1,623,132 37

784,927 20
117,264 44

Net Ledger Assets, as above...$11,827,556 83

Net Deferred and Unreported
Premiums

Interest Due and Accrued, &c...-

Market Value of Stocks, Bonds
BOs cdquewatas nanssasscavesican: ea

259,733 69
76,4538 76

436,509 75
Gross Assets, Jar. 1, 1888. $12,600,259 03

LIABILITIES.
Losses Reported,
but not due
Reserve at 4 per
cent. to Reinsure
10,412,711 00
Surplus on Life Rate
Endowment and
Unreported Poli-

$51,034 00

297,253 36
1,839,260 67

—— 4 per cent.

$12,600,259 03
Surplus at 4" per cent., Penn-
sylvania Standard
(Estimated)
New Business of the Year,
5,087 policies, f
Tyeerenee outstanding Dec. 31,

$2,469,841 67

$12,734,177 00

$61,018,855 00

EDWARD M. NEEDLES, President.
H. 8. STEPHENS, Vice-President.
HENRY C. BROWN, Secretary and Treasurer.
JESSE J. BARKER, Actuary.

E. DE FOREST, GENERAL AGENT,
13 PARK-ROW, NEW-YORK,

Louisville, New-Albany and

Chicago Railway Company.
SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS. —

The second mortgage bonds of this company, dus
lst February, 1888, will be paid on and after that
date upon presentation at the office of the company,
No. 31 Nassau-st., New-York, with current coupons.

Holders preferring toexchange the same for the
consolidated mortgage bonds of the company can do
so upon application at the office of the company,
where terms will be made known.

WILLIAM DOWD, President.

Wma. DULLES, Jr., Assistant Treasurer.

A’ AGENT OF THE FARMERS’ STATE
Bank of Augusta, Kansas. I offer tor sale the
following (and others of a similar character) bonds,
secured by first mortgnte on improved farms, situ-
ated exclusively in Butler County, Kansas. They
bear seven per cent. interest, payable semi-annually
in New-York. Correspondence solicited.
H. A. CROSBY, Agent Farmers’ State Bank,
Room 505 Mutual Life Building.
Bond. Security. Bond. Security.
$215 $1,700 $1,000 $3,000
250 6,935 1,300 4,000
770 4,500

a I ELE RIT SS

DIVIDENDS.

——— eee

RRP RR nt

THE ZANESVILLE AND OHIO
RIVER RAILWAY COMPANY
First Mortgage Bonds.

Coupon No.4 of the above bonds, maturing Felt
1, 1888, will be paid on and after that date at the of-
fice of the company’s fiscal Agents.

H. B. HOLLINS & CO.,

18 Wail-st., New-York.
NEW-YORK, Jan. 25, 1888.

THE QUICKSILVER MINING COMPANY,
No. 26 WASSAU-ST., NEW-YORK, Jan. 11, 1888. i
HE BOARD OF DIRECTOKS HAVE THIS
day declared a divuiend of Two (2) per cent. on
the preferred capital stock, payable to the stock.
holders at the office of the company on and after the
lst day of February, 1883.

The transfer books of the preferrea capital stock
will be closed on the 23d day of January and reopen
on the 2d day of February, 1883.

By order of the Board of Directors.

M. M. WEED, Secretary,

OFFICE OF CONSOLIDATED COAL COMPANY OF)
MARYLAND, NO, 221 EAST GERMAN-ST., >
BALTIMORE, Jan. 17, 1883, _$
HE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIS
company have this day declared a dividend of one
dollar and fifty cents per share on the capital stock,
payable at the office of this company, No. 71 Broad-
way, New-York, on and after Jan. 31, 1583.
The transfer books will close at 2 o'clock P. M.,
Jan. 21, and reoven Feb. 1, 1888.
Cc. W. KEIM, Secretary.

OFFICE OF PULLMAN’S PALACE CAR COMPANY,
CHICAGO, Jan, 20, 18388, }
DIVIDEND NO. 84.
HE USUAL QUART#HERLY DIVIDEND OF
TWO (2) PER CENT. on the capital stock of this
company trom net earnings has beer declared, paya-
ble Feb. 15, to stockholders of record at the close of
business Feb. 1, 1888. ‘Transfer books close Feb. 1
and reopen Feb. 16, 1388

A. S. WEINSHEIMER, Secretary.

OFFICE OF WHITEBREAST FUEL COMPANY, ;
18 BROADWAY, NEW-YORK, Jan. 25, 1888.
yas BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIS

company have this day declared the usual quar-
terly dividend of one and three-quarters (1%) per
cent. out of earnings for the quarter ending Dec. 31,
1887, payable at the office on and after Feb. 10, 18383,
to stockholders of record on that date.
The transfer books will be closed from Feb. 4 to
10, inclusive. ©. H. PARMELEE, Treas.
OFFICE OF THE COLORADO COAL AND TRON)
COMPANY, 41 AND 43 WALL-ST., >
NEW-YORK. Jan. 23,1888. §
HE COUPONS MATURING VES. 1, PROX-
imo, ou the bonds of this company will be paid on
presentation at this office on and after that date.
H. J. FITCH, Treasurer.
CORN EXCHANGE BANK, NEW-YORK, Jan, 25, 1883.
HE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THIS
day declared 2 dividend of FIVE (5) per cent.,
payable to the stockholders on and after the lst day
of February next.
The transfer books will be closed until that date.
LOFTIN LOVE, Cashier.

SLOss IRON AND STEEL COMPANY, }
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 21, 1888,
Tes COUPONS DUE FEB. 1, 1888, ON
the bonds of this company will be paid on and
after that date at the Central Trust Company, New-
York. I. P. WILLIAMS, Treasurer.

HLEOTIONS.

el

OFFICE OF THE MARYLAND COAL CO., ;
35 BROADWAY, NEW-YORK.
THE ANNUAL MEEVING OF THE STOCK.
holders for the election of a President ana 10
Directors and for such other business as may come
before the meeting, will be held at the company’s
office, TUESDAY, FEB. 7, at 11 A. M.
Polls open from 12 M. tol P. M.
‘Transfer books will be closed on the afternoon of
Saturday, Jan. 21, and reopened on Wednesday

morning, Feb. 8. r. ROSS, Secretary.
NV RK. C. N. BLISS HAVING RESIGNED HIS
position as President pro tem. of this bank, Mr.
J. EDWARD SIMMONS (who was this day elected
a Director of the bank in the place of Mr. C. H.
BOSHER, resigned, ) was unanimously elected Presi-
dent of the bank. H. BUCKHOUT, Cashier.

te diniemsinneeeeenemamanreael

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF }
NEW- YORK, Jan, 23, 18388.

at MISOELLANHOUS.

LEX. ROSS’S NOSE MACHINE.—APPLIED

to the nose for an hour daily so directs the soft
cartilage that an ill-formed nose is quickly shaped;
post, $3. 21 Lamb’s Conduit-st., London, England.

Skin ‘Tonic or Skin Tightener, for furrows, $l.

MUSICAL.

meee PAPO

i PFPOLONAISE AMERICAINE,” BY JOSEF

Hofmann, as played at Metropolitan Opera
House, DITSON & CO., 867 Broadway.

PROPOSALS.

ROPOSALS FOR ARMY SUPPLIES,—OF-
fice Purchasing and Depot Commissary, Army
Building, No. 33 West Houston-st., New-York City,
Jan. 25, 1888.—Sealed proposals, in triplicate, sub-
ject to the usual conditions, will be received at this
‘office until 10 o’clock A. M. on Tuesday, Feb. 7,
1888, ior turnishing such muypiies as may be re.
qui ed by the Subsistence Department, United
tates Army. Subsistence Stores—Rio Coffee,
Green; Teas; Cheese, Edam; Jam, Blackberry;
Macaroni. Peas, Pickles, Raisins, &c., &o., &o. Sub-
sistence Property—One Iron Safe, per instructions,
«ao. &., &o., &o. Information with conditions,
lists of articles, quantities, kinds, modes of packing,
&c., obtained at this office. The right is reserved to
reject or ail a osals. Envelopes containing
bids sho' be marked “ tor Sub nce

Proposais
Supplies, opened Feh. 7 1388," ana the!
undersigned. a. B roo Oe As \

JHE REAL ESTATE MARKET,

Pe Laas

The following business was transacted at
the Exchange and Auction Reem
Thursday, Jan. 26:

Richard V. Harnett & Co. sold at public aue-
tion the four-siory stone-frout house,
20 by 102.2, 61 East S0th- 8L.. north side, 151
feet westof Park-av., for $34.6 00, tos. H. Hurd,
and the tive-story pric k fa Letory, Ww ith two lots,

each 25 py 100, 1,615 and 1,617 2d-av.
west corner of 84tlhi-st., sold for $49,7 50,
tinger Brothers,

J. L. Carrigan, in parti tion, Edward &. Dakin,
Esq., Referee, sold the- four-story
house, with !ot 17 by 102.2, 135
north side, 334 feet cast of 4th- ay.
to R. B. Ironside.

Smyth & Ryan, under ae
John Whalen, E sq., Reterec, sold the three-
stone-front dwelling, with lot 18 by 100,11, 321
East 123a-st., north side, 218 feet east of 2d-av.,
for $7.400, to Magdalena Buhler, plaintul

William Kennelly & Brother, under
closure decree, Charles W. Dayton, Esq., Ref-
eree, sold three two-story dwellings, with lots,
each about 20 by 35, 3 to 7 Sylvan-place,
side, east of St. Nicholas-av., for $9,650, to John
F. Steeves, and three similar houses, with lots,
13 to 17 Sylvan-place, sold for $9, 100, te Will-
fam MeSorley. The same tirm adjourned the

yesterday,

apo Voge
‘ist-st.

East

, for $16,925,

foreclosure decrec,

sale of dwellings, with lots, 1,9, and 11 Sylvan- |

place, to Feb, 2.
The following sales were postponed: Sale by
John F. B. Smyth of dwelling, with lot, 128 East
1lith-st., west of 3d-av., was adjourned to Feb.
2, and sale by L. J. & I. Phillips, ofa plot of land
on Boulevard, or public driv e, north of S4th-st.,
was adjourne a to Feb. 23.
a ae
RECORDED REAL ESTATE
NEW-YORK.
Thursday, Jan.
Waverly-st., n. 8., 260 ft. e. of Madison.
40x100; David L. Woodall and wile
One Hundred and Twelfth-st.,s.s.. 250 {t. w.of
7Tth-av., 25x100.11; C Lristanima Kehoe and
husband to Isaac Anderson
Lexington-av.. e. s., 98.9 ft. s. of J4th-st.,
22.6x90; John Ottendorfer and wife to
Louise M. Kernochan
Fortieth-st., n.s., 275 ft. e. of oth-av.,
94.4; Euphemia J. Blakslee to Sa

TRANSFERS,
26

$3000

25x

ah C
RIND. canst cdenenn mababs ck soup sas keeengianes aes

Water-st., n. s., 71.3 ft. e. ‘of Seammel-st.,
23 9x73; Catharine L. Kernochan and hus-
band to William Lance.......................

King’s Bridge road, n. 8., on westerly line of
property of George Ww. ‘Howie, 88 88-1000x
113 705-1000x irregular; Mary C. Math-
ews, Adiministratrix, to Mary Ann Hickey.

Mercer-st., w. 8., 25x97.G; Isabel S. Trip-
ler to the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Com-
pany, Trustees

Bowery, e. s., 174.8 ft. n. of Delancey-st.,
x150; ‘Adolph Leholk and wife to Abraham

55,000

Sixty-tirst-st., 5. s.. 175 ft. w. of 10th-av., 25
x100.5; Julius Dreyfus and wife to Mary
EPRI. wacchnnvcen shed cceaendemsetvneseunas

Norfolk-st., 17, 25x50, Marks Aiptek and
wife and others to Luy pe Lunitz

Broadway, n. w. corner of 4th-st., 19x140x
irregular, also 4th-st., n.s., 14 ft. w. of
Broadway, 20.1x80; Stephen Phillin and
wife and others to John H. Hudson and

Eighty-third-st., n. 8, 188.1 ft. w. of Avenue
A, 3.6x25x irregular; William Alexander
Smith, Executor, to Jacob Dieter

LHighty-third-st., n. s., 188.1 ft. w. of Avenue
A; John G. Landwehr to same

Baxter-st., e. 8., 75.1 ft. s. of Hester-st., 25x
75; Samuel Weil and wife to Henry Iden..

Ninety-seventh-st.,s.e. corner of 10th-ay.,
100x25; also 97th-st., 8. s., 100 ft. e. of
10th-av.,

Eighth-av., s.e. corner of 126th-st., 49.11x100;
Alexander Lutz and wife to Annie F. Craft.

Anderson-av., n. Ww. 8., 252 ft. n.e. of High
Bridge-st., 100x100; Francis W. Pollock to
W. E. Trull

Forty-second-st., n. 8.. 437.6 ft. e, of Sth-av.,
18.9x100.5: Bridget Foran and husband to
James C. Donohue 6

Interior lot, between 9th (105 ft. w. thereof)
and 10th avs., and 102.2 tt. s. of 86th-st., 4.8
x80; Patrick Kennedy and others to D.
Willis James........-

Clinton-st., n. w. s., 200 ft. n. e. of Stanton-
st., 256x100; F. H. Dolland others to George
Herring

12,500

LEASES RECORDED.
Durant, Frederick, ani others to tho Fast
River Electric Light Company; 24th-st.,
e..of lst-av.; 33 years, yearly
Mettler, Isaac V., to Ernest Metz; 435
27th-st., rear part and store, 3 years,
WOMEN «oe 5s 35 8casen gen pperine tc, ase nets se

OITY REAL

ees

EST ATE.

C HARLES BUEK & CO... 500 Mw ADISON-
av., offer the last of their elegant new
houses at the following low prices:

No. 873 Madison-av., 23 feet wide

No. 34 East 73d-st., (corner Madison)
No. 36 East 734- st., 20 feet a

east side

$46,000
63,000

LOT OF GROUND ON SOUTH- ST.,
through to Water-st.and near Rutgers-slip, for
sale; size, 96 by 160 feet.
RICHARDS & SAUSE,
5% Pine-st.
- A1.—FOUR FULL LOTS, $8,250 EACH!!
«Cheapest west side property offered this year;
gy 79th-st., near 10th-av., 25x100 each. JOHN
. B SMYTH. 69 Liberty- st.

Fors ‘ALE—SUPERBE HOUSE, NORT!
ner Madison-av. aud 69th-st., 27x75; beautitully

finished; will be sold low. Apply on premises or to
CHARLES BUEK & Co., 500 Madison-ayv.

COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

WE HAVE FOR SALE IN THE

CITY OF CHATTANOOGA
SEVERAL ENTIRE BLOCKS

OF IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED REAL
ESTATE IN SINGLE STORES ORIN
PARCELS TO SUIT BUYERS.

These stores are all well rented and centrally lo-

TH COR-

cated, paying on an average over 10 per cent., and
that, too, in the face of a gradual sure yearly in-
crease in the value of the fee simple of the land.

CHATTANOOGA'S FUTURE.

Judge the future by the past. Here is a table

showing Chattanooga’s population at various dates:

Year. Population,
2,545

Ce-N. B.—There are eight railways running into
Chattanooga. It is unquestionably the Pittsburg of
the South, and these stores are as safe and secure an
investment as can be found in any city of the Union.

V. K. STEVENSON & CO.,
106 Broadway.

REAL ESTATE AT AU OTION.

————————_ —PO eee

PETER F,. MEYER, Auctioneer,

ADRIAN H. MULLER & SON
Will sell at auction,

THURSDAY. FEB. 2, 1888,
At 12 o’clock, at the Real Estate Exchange,
Wo. 59 Liberty-st.,
THE FIVE-STORY BRICK “TORE AND TEN-~
EMENT, WITH LOT, 111 THOMPSON-ST.

For mee and terms apply at the office of the Auc-
tioneers, No. 1 Pine-st.

JAMES BLEECKER, Auctioneer.
SUPKEME COURT? SALE IN PARTITION.
VALUABLE 14TH WARD PROPERTY, KNOWN
AS NO. 59 SPRING-ST.,
next to corner of ELM-ST., 25.3x110.6, front and
rear buildings, will be sold under direction of JO-
sI AH S. MITCHELL, Esqg., Referee, FRIDAY,
Feb. 3, 1888, at 12 M., at Real Estate Exchange, 359
Liberty-st., b TAM ES BLEECKER & SON, Auc-

tioneers. 1 , 150 Broadway.

EZRA F. RAY MOND, Au Auc tioneer,
Will sellat auction TUESDAY, Jan. 31, at 12™M.,
at Real Estate Exchange, 59 Liberty-st., by order
of Wm. L. Findey, Referee, two lots, west side 10th-
av., 24 feet south 13lst-st. Maps, &c., of auction-
eer, 36 Pine-st.

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SITUATIONS WA

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FEM, AY, Es,

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UP-TOVEN OFFICE OF THE TIMES,
1,269 BROADWAY.
Ady eriiseme nts receiv ed until 9 BP. ™. 4

£ + u AMBE RA, LEP AND WAITRES Sm. =.—BY A

‘tidy girl, quick in her work, very willing and
obliging, to ansist with other work; best city refer-
ence. Address R. H., Box 370 Times Up-town
Office, het Broa vaway.

TAEA MAE KM Al D- -LAUNDRESS —A LADY

leaving for the Sonth desires sitnations for
chambermaid and laundress. Apply,
5lst-st.

“NYY A M BER M ATP. —BY
XY objections todo other
W., Box
Broacway.

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THE

during worn.

YOUNG, GIRL;
work; city reference
307
CH AMBER M AID (—¥ A YOUNG WOMAN
as thorough chambern aid in a private Ronis: ;
best eitv reference.
, Box 392 limes U p- town Office, 1,269 Broadw ay.

(@HAMsERatD AND W AITRESS.—BY a
‘respectable young girl in « private
house; reference if required. Address M. C.,
319 Times Up-town Oiiice, 1,269 Broa lway.

(Ham iBERMAID AND L AU NDRESS. —B Y¥

a vonng woman; best city reference. Call at 402
West 30th-st., near 9th-av., two flights

Ca: AMMPMERNIATD.

schamberwork or w

, titth bell, east side.

Box

¢ cenBY Prt IRL FOR
aiting. Callat412 West 50th-

a RR RL —BY A YOUNG GIRL AS
/chambermaid and seamstress: references. Ad-
dress M. D., 365 W est 49th-st., first floor,

CH AMBE RM aiD AND W AITRESS, =—BY A
young girl in a private gy Call at present
employ er "8, 841 Lexington-ay., for “Oh days.

YOOK. —BY PROFESSION AL SWEDISH
/cook; understands French end American cook-
ing: in small private fimily; ety or conntry; quiet,
steady person; reference. Cail at 71 West 48th-st.,
third bell.

(100K. iy: A FIRST-CLASS © COOK; . CITY OR
/eountry; Where a kitchenmaid is kept; French
cooking in all branches; excellent ener: marketing;
best city reference. , Address E. F.. Box 317 Times
U p- town Office, 1,269 Broadw ‘ay.

‘GOK, &c.—-BY RESPECTARLE WOMAN AS
-plain cook, washer, and ironerin private family;
pest city reference. Address J... Box 291 Times Up:
tow n Office, 1,269 Broadway.

YOO K.—BY VERY GOOD COOK: WILL DO

~ little coarse Washing: good baker and fancy des-
serts; good city reference. Call at 241 West 37th-st.,
ring top | bell three times.

(00K —BY EXPERIENCED WOMAN AS
good cook; assist in washing and ironing, if re-
quired: excellent city reference. Address A, C.,
Box 368 Times Up- town Office, 1,269 Broadway,

(( 0OK.—BY COMPE TEN’ T ‘GIR. L AS FIRST-

/eclass cook in private family: three years’ first-

class city reference from last place. Call at 614 7th-

av., near 42d-st.

(* O0OK—CHAMBERMATD,
girls, together;

&e.—BY T wo
one as first-class cook, other as
chambermaid and laundress; first-class reference.
Cali at 234 East 37th-st., top floor, front.
Caen COMPETENT YOUNG WOMAN
Jas good plain cook in small family; best refer-
ences. Call at 17 West 30th-st., second flat.
((00K.—BY RESPECTABLE PROTESTANT
young woman as plain cook and Jaundress ina
small family. Call at 241 Ww ‘est 33d-st., in store.

Cso%. -— BY You NG ‘WOMAN “AS GOOD
plain cook and laundres3; city or country; refer-
Call at 1,390 2d-ay., nei ar71st- st.; ring first bell,
C OOK. —BY A RESPECTABLE WOMAN TO

cook, wash, and iron in kgs family; three
years’ city reference Ca iat 335 ) East 22d-st.

C OOK, —BY RE
an as couk,

ence.

P > C T ‘ABLE BE re ‘OL ORE D WOM.
Call or address 133 West 26th- st.

D! RESSMAKER.—F RENCH; LATELY RE-
turned from Paris; first-class cutter and fitter;
to g0 out by the day; highest reference. Address
A. Cade n, care of Mrs. Magus, 25 St. Mark’s- place.

i RESSM AKER. —BY © OMPE TE NT DRESS.
maker afew more engagements by the day in
private families; fitting a specialty; best city refer.
ence. Call at 141 East 5 9th- st.

E OUSEKEEPER.—BY A YOUNG WOMAN
as housekeeper. Call at 221 East 58thest.
t OUSEWORK.—BY AME RIGAN “WOM AN;
good home in small family in the country; can
do ali kinds of housework; terms moderate. Address
C. F., Box 358 Times Up-town Office, 1,269 Broad-
way.

q OUSEWORK.—BY A COMPETENT WOM-
an to do general housework in small private
family. Call at 87 Division-st.
ADY’S COMPANION OR HOUSEKEEPER.
—In D good family; best of references. Address
x 132 Times Office.

“MAID.—FRENCH. WITH
SUerable experience in city and abroad;
hairdresser and dressmaker; excellent
ence. Address Duhec, 769 2d-av

AU UONDRESS. —BY RES iT YOUNG
woman as first-class laundress in priy ate fami he
assist in chamberwork; good city reference. Call ‘at
122 West 54th-st., grocery.

AUNDR ESS, —BY AGIRL AS FIRST-CLASS

laundress; understands her business in all its
branches; has the very best of city reference. Call
at 248 East 77th-st.

TURSE. — BY A COMPETENT

nurse; good seamstress; wages no object; the

best city reference. Address M. M., Box 339 Times
U Up-town town Office, 1,269 Broadway.

CONSID-
first-class
city refer-

INFANT'S

IN URSE.—BY COMPETENT FRENCH PROT-
i Nestant nurse for young children; can sew; first.
class reference. Address M. P., Box 344 Times Up-
town Ofiice, 1, 269 Broadway.

JURSE.—BY A YOu NG. GIRL AS NURSE
for growing children and do sewing. Call at 365
West 49th-st., first floor.

P: ARLORMAID.—BY COMPETENT YOUNG
girl as parlormaid or chambermaid; city or coun-
try; city reference. Call at 215 East 29th-st., Room
10.

SEAMSTRESS, — UNDERSTAN DS DRESS.

making thoroughly aud all kinds of sewing; is

willing and obliging; willassist with any other work;
best city referenc es. e all at 226 Kast 35th-st.

GQ EAMSTRESS. — FIRST-CLAS S; BY THE
)3 week or month; cut and fit ladies’ and children’s
dresses. Address Mrs. W illiams, 973 10th-av.

P-STAIRS WORK.—BY A SWISS GIRL,
five months in the country, for up-stairs work in
a family; goodreferences. Address 24 Greenwich-st.

\ 7AITRESS.—BY FIRST-CLASS WAITRESS

or chambermaid and do sewing in private fam-
ilv; best city reference. Address K. C., Box 371
Times Up-town Office, 1,269 broadway.

y ASHING.— BY EXPERIENCED LAUN.

dress; unexceptionable references; open-air
bleaching; no acidamsed; prompt and reliable. Call
at 270 West 19th-st.

OUNG GERMAN LADY,‘!LATELY LAND-
ed, wishes to get a position as milliner’s appren-
tice. Address A. P., 88 Hudson-st., Hoboken, a

CLERKS AND SALESMEN

G ALESMAN. BY A YOUN NG MAN FROM THE
country as salesman in boot and snoe store or
clothing; has had eight years’ experience:
class recommendations. Address H. A.,
Times Office.

first-
Box 157

WANTED—A POSITION IN A BROKER’S
or wholesale house by a young man of 19 years;
best references; salary no object. B., 54 East
75th-st.

MAL JES.

UTLER.— FIR ST. CLASS

vate family only; Scotch Protestant: several
years’ reference; understands his duties and care of
silver thoroughly; city or country; is an excellent
valet; willing and respectful; strictly temperate.
Address Joseph, Box 316 Times Up-tewn Office,
1,268 Broadway.

UTLER.—BY A FIRST-CLASS BUTLER IN
a private family; a competent man; only a short
time disengaged; takes excellent care of silver and
glass; makes all kinds of salads; first-class city ref-
erences. Address T. Y., Box 318 Times Up-town
Office, 1, 269 Broadway.

Rane, ee ee PONE

WAITER; PRI-

vTL ER.—BY AN ENGL ISHM: AN:

25; understands his business thoroughly
ing and obliging; quick about his caties; last em-
ployer can be seen; best city reference Address,
or call, between 2 and 4 o’clock, G. Blondel, 37 East
12th-st.

PUTLER OR WAITER.—BY TEMPERATE,
trustworthy young man; understands his duties
perfectly; city references; last employer can be
seen. Address D., Box 345 Times Up-town Oilice,
1,269 Broadway.

“AGED
; will

OITY HOUSES TO LET.

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PRUE a Nie! |
SRA —TO RENT—IMMEDIATE POSSES-
es esion, three-story house in excellent and

convenient location; west side, Harlem. Box 39
Equivable Building.

_

CITY FLATS TO LET.

FURNISH ED,

THE PERCIVAL APARTMENT HOUSE,
230 West 424-st., near Broadway.

One suite; parlor and bedroom. with bath and
toilet; on fifth floor; American plan.

~o—oernr

_ UNFURNISHED.

T. NICHOLAS, NO. 39 EAST 1S8STH.ST.—
Most central location; one apartment to rent; 8
light rooms; all improvements; elevator, &c ; rent,
#200; also, at No. 334 East 17th-st., (near Stuyves-
Ant-square;) rent, $540.

en rr

STORES, &C., TO LET.

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OLR PIF t

FE TH-AV., NO. 76, IN THE VICINITY OF
© 14TH-ST.—A fine store to let; excellent light and
air on front, back, and side; snitable for musical or
vther high-class business; terms reasonable, Apply
on premises.

INSTRUOTION.

een me ee eee

AG. CITY SCHOOLS. rats
EV. DR. AND MRS. C. H. GARDNER’S
SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, 607 Sth-av.

TEACHERS.

OPI er

PRIVATE TUTOR.—GRADUATE OF YALE

and Columbia; recommended oy Rev. Dr. Taylor:
“A successful teacher, eminently qualified. ” Ad-
dress HEAD MAST ER, Box 30i Times Up-town
Dilice, 1,269 Broadway.

BY TLER OR VALET.—BY F ‘RENCH SW ISS;
3 first-class butler and good valet for one gentle-
man; can cook and good manager. Addre es > AS
Box 352 Times Up-town Office, 1,269 Broadw ay.

B UTLER.—BY SINGLE MAN AS BUTLER;
Srefers to present employer; wages, $50. Address
H. T., drug store, 47th-st. and Bthi-av.

NOACHMAN AND GARDENER.—BY TEM.
perate, industrious single man; good groom and
caretul driver; thoroughly understands vegetable
garden, flowers, and lawn; good milker; first-class
man on a gentieman’s place; good references from
last employer. _ Address F. C., Box 191 Time 8 Office.

C OACHMAN, i.—BY A FIRST-CLASS YOUNG
man; experienced and rep un exception-
ally good city driver; will ling and obliging; not
afraid of work; eight years’ unexceptionable per-

sonal reference for honesty, sobriety, and capability.
Address Job Jobn, careot Mr. Stillings, 1,566 Broadway.

Ce (\OACHMAN.—BY A FIRST- CLASS COACH-
mau and groom; age 30; four years with last em-
ployer; left on account of giving up his horses; last
employer can be seen. | all or address James, 28
East 40th-st, pr iv ate stables.

Tal) OAC HMAN.—: A LADY ' TURNING ‘OUT HE R
horses desires a situation for an English coach-
map, whom she cau highly recommend as a tirst-
class and suber man; thoroughly competent; age 26.
Address k. 8., 113 East 15th-st.

OAC CHM AN. —BY A YOUNG | ‘MAN AS

coachinan; thoroughly understands his business;
best city reference. Address 8. b., Box 289 Times
Up-to town Office, 1,269 Broadway.

C (OAC CHMAN. N.—FIRST-CL ASS 1 IN ALL ITS
/ branches; stylish city driver; good horseman;
hunting, polo, and all its equipments; last employer
can be seen. Address Cow¢hman, 18 ast 39th-st.

C OACHMAN.—FIRST-CLASS; MARRIED; NO
incumbrance: will be found willing and respect-
ful;

excellent city references. Apply or address
Robert, 107 East J8th-st.

YOACHMAN AND USEFUL MAN.— BY

young man; cily or country; late employer can
bo seen. Address D., Box 298 Times Up-towu Office,
1,269 Broadway.

HE ONLY UP-TOWN OFFICE OF THE
TIMES is at 1,269 BROADWAY, between 31st
and 32d sts

her |

NO |
Ad. |
ae at m ice. 1.269 |
Times Up-town Oflice, 1,269 | way.
H } ‘EAD G ARDE NER, —BY

Address as to ability and

} Islip, Long Island, “

boarding |

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SITUATIONS WANTED.

OOOO OOO een

MALES.

ne RR ene

OACHMAN, GARDENER, AND USEFUL
/Man.— ‘Thoroughly understands each; can keep a
gentleman’s place in good order: is under aged: can
make hotbeds; can milk; wants a steady place;
moderate wages; best reference. Address B. W.,
30x 192 Times Office.

Coa ‘EMAN AND “GROOM.—BY | A YOUNG
Irishman; two wonths in the country; thorough.
ly understands the care of horses; good horseman and
ariver; also tend furnace and milk; references and
security given if pee Address J. D., box 230
‘times Up-t town Otic e, 1,269 Broadway.

Core HMAN AND GROOM.—BY A YOUNG
/man; 22; medium size; willing and obliging in
every respect ; no objection to the courtry. Address
H. D., Box 300 Times Up-town Office, 1,269 Broac-

THOROUGHLY
competent German middle-aged man; 15 years in
this country; murried: no children; best references
condact. Address H. Lawrentz,

YAR DE NER.—RY SINGLE MAN; EN GLISH,

¥ who is botanicaily educated in every branch of
the profession, including greenhouses hot aad cold

graperies, fruits, flowers, nod v egetables, and every-
thing pertaining to gardeuing; the bestof reference,

Address J. D., Box ¢ 253 Times Up-town Office, 1,269
Broadway,

G ARDENER. — SINGLE;
Feonversant with all branches.
er, Box 130, Mamzroneck, N. Y.
G {ARDENER.—BY FIRST-CLASS GARDENER
Efor greenhouse, grapery, farm, and exhibition
plants. Address Geo, Schottke, 153 Canal-st.
G ROO Vie —FIRST-CH, ASS; THOROUGHLY
Wunderstands his business; 24 years; good cross-
country rider; w ill be disengaged Feb. 1. Call at
present 6 mploye r’s stable, 117 WwW est 37th-st.

4ECOND SIAN, — BY A YOUNG MAN,
2 French, speaks English, as second or useful man
in a private family; moderate wages; city reference.
Address B. H., Box 267 Times U p-town Ofiice, 1,269
Broadway.

Unsere, M AN.- —DESIRES A GOOD STEADY
place: good groom and careful driver; under
stands the proper care of horses, harness, and car-
riages; will make himself generally useful at any-
thing: good reference. Address James, Box 369
Times U p-town Ofiice, 1,2¢ 69 Broadway.

U <ERU i MAN— BY AN INDUSTRIOUS SIN.
gle man, Swede, as useful or second man in pri-
vate family, or a8 valet; reference. Address A, E,
P., Box 185 Times Office.
TSEFUL MAN.—IN PRIVATE
) references.

~ PHOROUGHLY
Address Garden-

“FAMIL Y;
Address 301 Adams st., Broc yk ly n.

fanmi! 2. —BY A GERMAN-AMERICAN MAN;

ave 25; best references from present and for met
employers. Address R. I. P., Box 299 Times Up-
town Office, ‘1,269 Broadway.

TAL .ET.- —RY COMPETENT YOU NG MAN AS
valet and attendant to an invalid or elderly gen-
Vemam: thoroughly experienced; best city refer-
ence. Call or address B. C., 116 West 26th-st.
JALET.—ENGLISH; THOROUGHLY UN.-
derstands hunting things; bighestreference from

jast erg Address G. 8., ‘Box 265 Times Up-
town Oifice, 1,269 Broadway.

HEL P WAN TED.

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__FEMALES,

W: ANTED—A Gi GooD COOK T TO DO WASHING
and ironing for famiiy of three adults and baby;
must have personal references; to live in Orange,
N.J. Apply at 57 West 42d-st., between 9 and 12,
Mrs. Phillips.

; Al

eer

want ED—EDUCATED PERSON, “SPEAKING
French fluently, as companion for a little girl;

good needlewoman. Callat25 East 6¥th-st. before
12 o'clock.

WANTE tpD— FOR GENERAL HOUSEW ORK
in French family, two adults and two children;
reference necessary. Apply GIRARDEY, south-
east corner 9lst-st. and 4th-av.

| Serer CHAMBERMAID aa SEAM.

stress; North German preferred. Call at 212
Madison-av., between 10 and 1 o’elock to-d: ty.

W ANTE D—YOU NG, STRONG, QU ICK, AND
Willing girl for housework; good home. Call at
351 West 50th-st.

W: ANTED—A “FIRST-CLASS DRESSMAKER.
Apply in person or address Mrs. 8S. W. GARD-
NER, 37 State-st., New-London, Conn.

en ~-MAMES

VY ANTES OUNG MAN AS W AITER 2 AND
to be generally useful in private family; must

be neat, clean, and quick. Apply 27 West 35th-st.,

from 11 to 1, Friday morning.

RAILRO ADS.

RARRAS Rn

PAARL AAA AAAAL

NEW-YORK CENTRAL AND
HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD,

GREAT FOUR-TRACK TRUNK LINE.
On and after Dec. 30 trains leave

GRAND CENTRAL STATION, ON 42D-ST.,

Largest and finest Passenger Station in America.

mo aig at New Up-town Station on 138th-st., as
noted.

- $3 A. M., Rochester and Montreal Express, draw-
ing room cars to Albany, Troy, and Syracuse, also
to Montreal and St. Albans.

*9:50 A. M.. FAMOUS VESTIBULED CHICAGO
LIMITED, composed exclusively of buffet smoking
car, dining car, drawing room and sleeping cars, for
Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Erie,
Cleveland, and Toledo, arriving Chicago 9:50 A. M.
next day.

$10:30 A. M., Chicago Express, for Niagara Falls,
Toronto, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, De-
troit, and Chicago; drawing room cars to Canan-
daigua and Rochester.

$11:30 A. M., Western New-York and Northern
Express, with drawing room cars.

3:30 P. M., Albany, Troy, and Utica special, with
drawing rooms cars to Albany and Troy. Connects
at Troy for Saratoga on Saturdays only.

*4 P. M., Ac commodation to Aibany and Troy.

#*6 P. M., Fast Chicago, Cincinnati, and St. Louis
Express for Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Suspension
Bridge, Toronto, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianap-
olis, St. Louis, ‘Toledo, Detroit, and Chicago, with
a i dining cars.

. M., Montreal and Canandaigua Express
dnity. esas cars to Plattsburg and Montreal via
Rouse’s Point and via St. Albans, also to Syracuse
and Canandaigua daily, except Sanday. Sunday
train does uot run west of Albany.

¥ P. M., Special Sleeper, arrives Rochester 7:40
A. M,, Buffalo 9:35 A. M., and Cleveland 1:25 P. M
next day.

$*11:30 P. M., Fast Night Express for Rochester,
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, ‘Yoronte. Cleveland, Cincin-
nati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago,
with sleeping cars. Sleeping cars to Watertown,
via Utica, daily except Saturday. Also to Cauan-
daigua on Sundaysonly.

lz night, Albany Express, with sleeping cars to
Albany and Troy. Connects with the morning
trains for the West, for Saratoga, Lake George, and
the North, (except Saturday night.)

Tickets and space in drawing room and sleeping
cars on sale at Grand Central Station, 413, 785, and
942 Broadway, 12 Park-place, 7 Battery- place, 62
West 125th-st., and 138th-st. station, New-York;
333 Washington ani 730 Fulton st., Brooklyn, and
79 4th-st., Ww ijliamsburg.

Westcott’s xpress calls for and checks baggage
from hotels and residences,

*Run daily; others daily except Sunday. ¢Stop at
138th-st. station to take up passengers for North
and ware

HENRY MONETT, General Passenger Agent.

Cpere TOUCEY, General Superintendent.

“ NEW-YGRK & FLORIDA SPECIAL,”

VIA

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD,

COMPOSED EXCLUSIVELY OF
PULLMAN, VESTIBULE, SLEEPING, DIN-
ING, AND SMOKING CARS,

HEATED BY STEAM,

AND LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY,
runs through to Jacksonville in 30 hours. Leaves
New-York every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
at 9:30 A. M.
Space may be secured in advance upon application
to agents of Pennsylvania Railroad.
J. R. WOOD,

CHAS. E. PUGH,
General Manager. Gen’! Pass. Agent.

WEST SHORE RAILROAD.

N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co., Lessee.
Trains leave West 42d-st. station as follows, and 20
minutes earlier fron, foot or Jay-st., N
Detroit and Chicago, *9:55 A, M., *6:00, *8:15 'p. M.;
_ St. Louis, *6:00, 8:15 P.M.
Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester, Suspension

Niagara Falls, 3:15, 9:55 A. M., *6:00, *8:15 P, _
Utica, 3:15, *9:55, A11:30 A. M.,, *6: 00; 28: 15 P.
Kingston, Saugerties, Catskill, Albany, 3:15, *7: is,

*9:55, All :30 A. M., 84: :00, *6: 00, *3: 15 P. M.
Cranston’s, West Point, Cornwall, Newburg, *3:15,

*7 :15, *9:45, *10:15, Al1:30 A, M., §4:00, 4:10, 5,

$:15, 'B:45 P. M., and "6:00 P. M., Cranston’ s, Corn-

wall, Newburg,
For Montreal and Canada Kast, *6:00 P, M.
Hamilton, London, *9:55 A. M., *6:00, *8:15 P. M,
‘Toronto, 49:55 A. M., 16:00, *8:15 P. M.

Ki legant sleeping cars tor Butfalo, Niagara Falls,
Detroit, Chicago, and St. Louis.

* Daily. tDaily except Saturday. Other trains
daily except Sunday. AS leaves Jersey City P. R.
kK, station: Al1:20 A.M., 83:40 P. M.; Hoboken,
West Shore Station: Al1:30 A. M., Ss: 50 P. M,

For tickets, time tables, parlor or sleeping car
accommodations, or information, apply at offices;
Brooklyn—#33 Washivgton-st.,, 730 Fulton-st., An-
nex Office, foot of Fulton-st. New-York City—363,
785,942 Broadway, 12 Park-place, 153% Bowery,
and West Shore Station, foot of West 42d-st., foot of
Jay-st., North River. Cc. Kk. LAM BERT,

av anderbilt. av. General Passenger Agent,

NEW- YORK ONTARIO AND WES wTERN RY.

Trains leave from ferries at West 42d and Jay sts.
as tollows:

West 42d, 7:50 A. M.; Jay-st.. 7:30 A. M., for Mid-
adletown, Falisburg, Monticello, Liberty, Walton,
Delhi, Nor wich, Utica, Rome, Oneida, Fulton, Os-
weg, Buffalo, "Detroit, Chicago, Wallkill Valley
points.

West 424, 4:10 P. ; Jay- 3:55 P. M., for Mid-
dletown, Ellenville, Waki ‘Valley: —

West 424, 6:25 P. M.; Jay-st., M., daily,
for Middletown, Falisburg, Titerts, Walton, Nor-
wich, Oneida, Oswego, Suspension Bridge, Detroit,
Chicago, St. Louis. Buffet sleepers to Niagara Falls,
Reclining chair car tree to Rochester.

Pullman sleeping car berths reserved at 307
Broadway. Time tables, tickets, &c., at 207, 307
244, 1,323 Broadway, 737 Gth-av., 134 East 125th.
st, 264 West 125th-st., New-York.

J.C. ANDERSON, G. P.A,,
18 Exchange-y place, N New-York.

~ FOR PHILADELPHIA AND 1 TRENTON. _
BOUND BROOK ROUTE
TIME TABLE OF NOV. 20, 1887.
Station in New-York, foot of Liberty st, N. R.
Leave New-York 4:00, 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 A. M.,
1:30, 3:00, 4:00, 5: 30, 7:30, 12:00 P.M. Sundays,
4:00, $:45'A. M., 5:30, 12:00 P. M.
Leave Philadelpiia, © corner NAT: and Green ers
7:30, 8:30, 9:30. A. M., 1 vias 8: 46, 6s 15, 6:4
12:00 P.M. Sundays, 8: 30 A, 6: 730, 12:00 P. M
DRAWING KOOM AND SLEEPING CARS.

Bridge,

Che Hew-Hork Cimes, Frio, January 27,

RAILROADS.

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PENNSYLVANIA “AILROAD,

On and after JANUARY 2d, 1888,
GREAT TRUNK LINE
AND UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTE,

Trains leave New-York, via Desbrosses and Cort.
landt Stroets Ferries, as follows:

Harrisburg, Pittsburg, and the West, with Pallinan
Palace Cars atlacned, 9:00 A. M.,7 and 8 P. M.
daily. New-York and Chicago Limited of Parlor,
Dining, Smoking, — Sieeping Vestibuled Cars at
9:00 A. M. every da

Williamsport. Lock Haven, 9:00 A. M., 8 P. M.;

Corry aud Erie at 8 P. M., connecting at Corry for
Titusville, Petroleum Centre, and the Oil Regions,

For Lebanon, 9:00 A. M., 3:20 P. M., and 12:15
night. .

For Norristown, Phanixville,
ing, 6:20 and 11:00 A. M.,
Saturdays only, $100 P. M.
10:00 A. M

Baltimore, Washington,
Washington Express”
Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Car daily, except
Sanday, lo A. M.; arrive Washington 4:00 P. M,
and daily, 3:40 P: M., arrive Washington 9:12 P.
M.; regular at 6:20, 8:00, and 8:30 A. M., 1:00,
2:00. 4:40, and 9:00 P. M., and 12:15 night. Sun.
day, 6:15 and 9:00 A. M,, 4:30 and 9:00 P. M., and
12:15 night.

For Atlantic City, 1:00 P. M.
‘Parlor Car.)

For Cape May, 11:10 A. M. week aays.
only, 1:00 P. M,

Loug Branch, Bay Head Junction, and intermediate
Stations, via Rahway aud Amboy,i9:10 A. M.,
12:00 noon, 3:40, and 5:00 P. M. On Sunday,

5 A, M. and 5:00 P. M. (do not stop at Asbury

Pottstown, an’ Read.
1:00 and 4: :00 P.M,

ang the South, “ Limited

week days, (throngh

Satardays

For ond Point and Norfolk, via New-York, Phila-
delphia, and Norfotk Railroad, 8:00 P. M. every
aay; via Baltimore and Bay Line, 4:30 P. M. week
days.

Beats of “* Brooklyn ripe > connect with all throngh
trains at Jersey City, aifordinga speedy and direct
transfer tor Brook AA travel.

Trains arrive: From Pittsburg, 7:10, $:00, 11:30 A,
M., 7:00 and 9:35 P. M. daily. From Washington
and Baltimore, 6:20, 6:50 A. M., 1:20, 3:20, 3:30,
4:50, 5:50, 9:20. and 10:35 P. M. Sunday, 6:20,
6:50 A. M., 3: 20, 5:50, 9:20, and 10: 35 P.M. From
Philadelphia, 5:50, 6:20, 6:50, 7 10, 3:00, 9:20,
9:30, 10:40, 11:30, 11:50 A. M., 1:20, 2:00, 3:20,
3:30, 4:50, 5:50. 6:20, 7:00, 7:20, 8:50, 9:20, 9:35,
10:35 P. M., and 12:20 night. Sunday, 3:50, 6:20,
6:50, 7:20, 8:05, 11:35, 11:50 A. M., 3:20, 5:50,
7:00, 8: 105, Y: 20, 9:35, 10: 35 P. M.

FOR PHILADEPHI. A.

Express trains leave New-York, via Desbrosses and
Cortlandt Streets Ferries, as follows:

6:20, 7:20, 8, 9, (9 Chicago Limited and 10 Washing-
ton Limited, Dining Cars,) and 11:00 A. M., 1:00,
2:00, 3:20, 44:30, 5:00 6:00, 7:00. 8: 00, and 9:00
P. M., and 12:15 night. Accommodation, 8:30 and
11:10 A. M.. 4:40 and 7:00 P. M. Sundays, Ex-
press, 6:15, 9:00, (0 Limited,) and 10 A, M.. 4, 4:30,
5. 6, 7, 8, and 9 P. M., and 12:15 night.

Trains leaving New-York daily, except Sunday, at
8:00, 9. and 11:10 A. M., 1, 2,4,5,8 P. M., and 10
A. M., and 6:00 P. M. on Sundays, connect at Trep-
ton tor Camden.

Returning, trains leave Broad. Street Station. Phila.
delphia, “12:01, 3: 20, 4:05, 4:40, 5:35, 6:50, 7:30,
8:20, 8:30, 9 :40, 11, and 14:15 A. M., (Limited Ex.
press, Baa dining car, 1:14 and 4:50 P. M.,) 12:49,
2:30, 3:20, 4, 5, 6, 6:35, 7:12, 8:12, and 9:50 P. M.
On Sunday, 12: 01, 3:20. 4:65, 4:40, 5:35, 8:30,
9:40 A, M., 12:49, 3:20,(4:50, Limited,) 5:28, 6:35,
7:14, and 8:12 P.M.

Leave 4g ae via Camden, 9:00 A. M, and
4:30 P. M. daily «pt Sunday.

Ticket offices, ig. 435, and 944 Broadway, 1 Astor
House, 8 Battery- place, and foot of Desbrosses and
Cortlandt sts.: 4 Court-st., and Brooklyn Annex
Strtion, foot of Fulton-st., Brooklyn; station, Jer-
sey City; emigrant ticket office, Castle Garden.

The New-York Tra&sfer Company will call for and
check baggage from hotels and residences.

CHAS. E. PUGH, J. R. WOOD,

General Manager. General Pass’ T Agent.

CAPE CHARLES ROUTE
TO

OLD POINT COMIFTORT,
NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH,

AND THE SOUTH.

On and after Nov. 13, 1887, express train for Old
Point Comfort, Norfolk, and points South, via the

NEW-YORK, PHILADELPHIA & NOMPOLK BR,

willleave foot of Cortlandt and Desbrosses sts. at
8:00 P. M. daily, arriving Old Point 9:00 A. M. and
Norfolk 10 A. M. Puliman sleeping car through to
Cape Charles. Tickets and sleeping berths secured
at any ticket office of + age Pennsylvania Railroad Co.

. COOKE, G. P. aud F. A
H. W. DUNNE, Supt.

LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.

PASSENGER TRAINS leave foot of Cortlandt
or Desbrosses st. as follows:

7 A. M. for Catasauqua and intermediate points.

8 A. M. for Geneva, Lyons, Elmira, Rochester,
Buffalo, and the West, and principal local points.
Chair car to Wilkesbarre.

1 P. M. for Tunkhannock and intermediate points.
Chair car to Tunkhannock, Connection to Reading
and Harrisburg.

3:40 P. M., Pittston and principal
pense Chair car to Pittston.

OP. M. for Coplay and intermediate points.
Connec tion to Reading and Harrisburg. Chair car
to Coplay.

5:50 P. M. for Geneva, Lyons, Elmira, Rochester,
Buffalo, and the West. Puilimap sleepers to Lyons.

8:15 P. M. for Laury’s and intermediate points.

Trains leaving at 38 A, M., 1 P. M., and 5:40 P. M,
or at all points in Mahanoy and Hazleton Coal

Regio

Ss INDAY TRAINS--8 A. M. for Mauch Chunk,
Hazleton, and intermediate points.

5:20 P. M. for C oplay and intermediate points.

3:50 P. M. for Geneva, Lyons, Elmira, Rochester,
Buifalo, and the West. ‘Pullman sleepers to Lyons.
GENERAL EASTERN OFFICE, 239 BROADWAY

intermediate

EXPRESS TRAINS LEAVE
Chambers-st. station as follows:

9 A. M., (8:30 Sunday,) Day Ex-
press, buifet drawing room coaches
to Butfalo; Pullman sleeping coach
Hornelisville to Cincinnati.

5 P. M. daily, “Chicago and St,
Louis Limited,” a solid Pullman
train of day and buffet sleeping

coaches to Buitlfalo, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Cincin-
nati, and St. Louis; no extra charge for fast time.

7:45 P. M., (6 P. M. Sunday.) Rochester Express,
Pullinan Buffet Sleeping Coach.

11:70 P. M. daily, Chicago Express, Pullman But-
fet Sleeping Coacnes to Binghamton, Owego, El
mira, Buffalo, Youngstown, C incinnati, and Chicago.

For local trains see time tables in ticket offices.

R. H. SOULE, Gen’1 M’g’r. L. P. FARMER, G. P. A

f hae YORK, NEW-HAVEN AND HART.
FORD R. R.—Trains leave 42d-st. aren for
New-Haven or points beyond at 5, 5:45, 7, *8 *9,
9:17. *11, 11:27 A. M., 12:30, *1, *2, *3, 3:02, 43:40,
*4, *4:30, 4:45, 15: 35, 6:45, 8: 15, 9:25, ~10:30, *11,
11:35 P.M. Local trains—10:05 A. M., 1:20, 2:20,
4:02, 4:47, 5:07. 5:09, 5:42, 5:44, 6:13, 7:40, 11:35
P.M. For particulars see time table.
_ “Express. 1 t Local ‘Express.

HORE 1. 1. INE— ALL RAIL
\ Boston, Newport, and the East. xpress leaves
Grand Central Station at 8 A. M.,1 v M. Limited
Express, and a new express train ‘ata Pp. M., except
Sunday; fast express at 11 P. M. daily. Palace par-
lor cars or sleeping cars to destination.

ROUTE —FOR

____ STEAMBOATS. fis

DROV IDENCE LINE.—FOR PROVIDENC E
direct; freight department. Steamers leave Pier
29 (old) North River, foot of Warren-st., daily at
4:30 P. M., (Sundays excepted,) for Providence,
Boston, Lowell, Lawrence, Nashua, Manchester,
Clinton, Fitchburg, Worcester, Portland, and all
New-Engiand points. Connect with Boston and
Providence, Providence and Worcester, Boston and
Maine, Boston and Lowell, Fite hburg and Concord
Railroads. Insured bills of lading given. Forwates
and information apply to
ISAAC ODELL, Agent, P. O. Box 2,859, New-York.
OSTON VIA FALL RIVER LINE.—ONLY $3
tor first-class limited tickets; KEDUCTION TO
NEWPORT, FALL RIVER, and all other points.
Steamers BRISTOL and PROVIDENCE leave
Pier 28 N. R., foot of Murray-st., 4:30 P. M. week
days only, (Sunday trips will be resumed early in
April, 1888;) connection by Annex boat from
BROOKLYN and JERSEY CITY at 4 P.M. AN
ORCHESTRA ON EACH STEAMER. Tickets
and staterooms secured at principal transfer and
ticket offices, at office on Pier 28, and on steamers.

ORWICH LINE,— FAVORITE INSIDE

route. Fares reduced. To Boston, $3; Worcester,
$2 50; Norwich, $1 65; New-London, $1 40. Cor-
responding reduction to all points Kast. Steamers
City of Worcester, er of Boston, and City of Law-
rence leave Pier 40, (oid pumber,) foot of Watts-st.,
(next pier above Desbrosses-st. Ferry,) daily, Sun-
days excepted, at4:30 P.M. G.W. BRADY, Agent.

AOR NEW-HAVEN. —STEAMERS LEAVE
Peck-slip, Pier 25 E. R.. at3 P.M. andll P. M,,
(Sundays excepted.) Steamers arrive in time for

trains North and Kast.

i OSTON, PROVIDENCE, AND EAST, VIA

STON ING TON LINE.—Inside route at lowest
rates. Steamers leave new Pier 36 N. R., one block
above Canal-st., at 4:30 P. M. daily, except Sunday.

“SURROGATE N

=
OT ICES.
s&s! URROGATE’S COURT, ALBANY COUNTY.
In the matter of the goods, chattels, and credits
of JOHN W. SKINNER, dec’d.—To the creditors of
Jobn W. Skinner, late of Albany County, N. Y.,
dec’d: You are hereby notified, pursuant to an order
of the Surrogate’s Court of Albany County, N. Y.,
thatan application will be made for letters of ad-
ministration of the goods, chattels, and credits of
John W. Skinner, late of said county, deceased,
upder the provision of section 2,667 of ‘the Code of
Civil Procedure of the State of New-Y ork, and fora
reduction in the penalty of the bond to be given by
the Administrator to be s0 appointed toan amount
not to exceed twice the amount of the claims of
creditors against the estate of saidJohn W, Skinner,
not, however, to be less than the sum of tive thou.
sand dollars, "and you are hereby notified to present
any Claims you may have against the said John W.
Skinner, deceased, or his estate, to the Surrogate of
the cou: ity of Albany, at his court room in the City
Hall, in the city of Albany, in said county, on or be-
fore the 27th day of wemarocs < 1888. Yours, &c.,
MARY 8. BUTLER,
the petitioner for letters ot aiministration of the
£0008, &c., of John W. Skinner, deceased,
& L. G. HUN, Attys, 25 North Pearl-st.,
" Albany, Ni Xs

‘PUBLIC NOTICES.

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NEW PARKS.

MOSHOLU PARKWAY.—Notice to property
owners.—Notice is hereby given to all owners and
persons interested in lands or buildings included
within the limits of the Mosbolu Parkway, as de-
fined, laid out, and established by chapter 522 of the
Laws of 1884, to present their proofs of title and
value to the Commissioners of Appraisal, appointed
pursuant to the provisions of chapter 522 of the
Laws of 1884, at their office, Room 17, Liverpool
and London and Globe Insurance Company’ 8 Build.
ings. 45, 47. and 49 William.st., in the city of New-
York, on MONDAY, Jan. 30, 18388, at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon of that day; and that, in the event of
their failure so to do, awards for lands or buildings
in which such owners and persons may be interest-
ed will be made to unknown owners.—Dated New-
York, Jan. 23, 1888,

LUTHER R. MARSH,
Chairman.
GEORGE W. QUINTARD,
J. SEAVER PAGE,
ri Cowmissioners,

Aone PARA OO

ese

ES eee

Sundays, 6:15 anti |

of Piliman Palace Carsand }

rent.

‘isss

BOARDING AND LODGING.

EU! TIMES.

I eee

THE UP-TOWN OFFICE OF THE

The ONLY up-town office of THE TIMES is at
No. 1,269 Broadway. Open daily, Sundays in-
cluded, from 4 A. M. to 9 BP. M. Subscriptions re-
ceived and copies of

THE TIMES for sale.
ADVE R PMSEMENTS RECEIVEDU NTIL oP. M.

1} —EL EGANTLY - FUL RNISHED PARL oR
«and dining room, with asnite of sleeping apart-
ments, for a family desiring the luxury of a private
home without the care of. housekeeping, between
5th and 6th avs,, vear the Park; references ex-
changed, Address, for three days, AoH: C., Box 292
Times Up- town Office, 1,269 Broadway.

ROOM ON PARLOR FL COR, WITR BAT TH;
private table; references. 138 Madison-av.

RTH-AV.. 536.—ELEGANT SUITE APART-
oJ ments, with or without private table; rooms for
geutlemen ; liber: uf arrangements.

TPR. AV., 469. —HANDSOMELY-PURNISHED
*laree and small rooms; private bath, &c.; first-
class board and surroundings,

OYNT-sT., 3 WEST.—HANDSOME ROOMS
-# 4 on second and third floors; superior table; ret-
erences exchanged.

OQ WEST 11TH-ST._SQUARE ROOMS
yar i cold water, with or
ord,

AS TH-S?., 108 West—TloUsh
*?pointments first-class:
rooms ; private o or general table.

6 3, WEST 551TH-ST.—HANDSOMELY-FUR-
YDnished rooms, with superior board; moderate
terms;

references,

board.

92° WEST SOSTH-ST. — HANDSOME LyY-
we) d furnished rooms; folding beds; all improve-
ments; gentlemen or families; board optional.

» iaay to oa IN D-

MADISON. AV.—L ARGE SECOND-

Aad tloor sunny room, with first-class board; ref-
erence.

, HO IT
without first-class

“AND. AP.
elegantly-furnished

MADISON-AV.—SECOND-FI.OOR SUITE
at reasonable price, with unusually excellent

FRE ROOM AND GOOD BOARD AT MOD.
erate price. Address CENTRALLY LOCATED,

Box 357 Times Up-town Offic e, 1,269 Broad tway.

Mabison- AV., 167, CORNER 33D.—WITH
board, desirable double and single rooms; ex-
cellent attendance; reference.

TEAR. STH-AV.—THREE LARGE ROOMS,

handsomely furnished, with board; smatl family.
17 West 45th

FURN ISH ED ROOMS.

SC AAAAARAAAAA AR AAAAS ae

31 WEST 36TH-ST.—HANDSOMELY FUR.
nished rooms; single rooms for gentlemen;
reference es.

Q EAST 32D-ST.. OPPOSITE PARK-AVE-
e nne Hotel.—Nicely-furnished sunny rooms,
suitable for doctor: others, en suite or single; break-

fast it desired; references.

15 WEST 44TH- ST., NEAR BROADWAY .
)O—Handsomely and newly furnished parlor

and bedroom, heat and grate, to gentlemen only;

reference exchanged.

SHIPPING.

ern ener LEAL ELL

Ww HITE. STAR LINE.

ROYAL AND UNITED STATES MAIL STEAM-
ERS FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL,
GERMANIC, Capt. GLEADELL,W., Feb. 1,7:30A. M.
REPU BLIC, Capt. DAVISON... Wed., Feb.8, 2:30 P. M.
*ADRIATIC,ACapt. CAMERON. W., Feb. 15.7:30A. M.
ARABIC, Capt. BURTON...Sat., Feb, 18, 9:30 A. M.
From White Star Dock, foot of West 10th-st.

RATEs—Saloon, $50, $60, $80, and $100; return
tickets on favorable terms. Steerage from or to the
olit country, $20. *A limited number of second cabin
passengers carried on these steamers. Rate, $30
and $35; excursions, $60 and $65. For inspection
of planus or other information apply to company’s
office, No. 41 etre New-York.

BRUCE ISMAY, Agent.

He MWe STATE STEAMSHIP LINE.
BETWEEN NEW-YORK, G oe AND
BELFAST, (LARNE.)
With through tickets at reduced rates to Liverpool,
London, Dublin, &e.
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, Thur., Feb.2,8 A.M.
STATE OF GEORGIA.. Thursday, Feb. 9, 3 P.M.
Cabin passage, $35 and $40, according to location

of stateroom, Excursion tickets at reduced rates.
Steerage tickets toand from all parts of Europe at
lowest rates. From pier foot of Canal-st., North
River. For freight und passage apply to

AUSTIN BALDWIN «& CO., General Agents.
Steerage Office, 21 B’way. 53 Broadway, New-York.

GUION LINE.

UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS.
FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL,
Leaving Pier 38 N. R., foot of King-st,
WISCONGLIN. <cciaca ascces Tuesday, Jan. 31, 6 A. M.
ee oS ee ee Tuesday, Feb. 7,1 P. M.
WYOMING Tuesday, Feb. 21, 11:30 A. M,
WIS COMBE IG: dvascvacss teens Tuesday, March 6, noon
Fs po UY Rae! ... Tuesday, Mareh 13, 5 A. M.

Cabin passage, $50 and upward, according to loca-
tion ; intermediate, (second-class,) $30; steerage, $20.
M. UNDERHILL & CO., 35 Broadway.

CUNARD LINE,
NEW-YORK Tf LIVERPOOL via QUEENS.
TOWN, FROM PIER 40 NORTH RIVER.
FAST EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE
SERVIA. Saturday, Jan. 28, 5 5 A. M.
GALLIA.... .-.- Saturday, Feb. 4, 1i A. M.
MUERTE A, onc <cavanescsos Saturday, Feb. 11,5 A. M.
BER BLAS 5 cians ces Saturday, Feb. 18, 9:30 A. M.
Cabin passage, $60, $80, and $100; imtermediate,
$35. Steerage tickets to and from all parts of Eu-
rope at very low rates. For freight and passage ap-
ply at the company’s office, 4 Bowling Green
VERNON H. BROWN & CO., General Agents,

ANCHOR LINE.

United States Mail Stenmships.
GLASGOW VIA MOVILLK, (Londonderry.)
From Pier 41 North River, foot of Leroy-st.
Devonia, Feb. 1, 8 A. M.|Anchoria, Feb. 25, 3 P. M.
Ethiopia, Feb. 11, 3 P. M.\CirGassia, Mar. 10,3 P.M.

Kates of passage to Glasgow, Derry, Liverpool, or
Belfast: Cabin, $45&$55; 2d class, $80 ; steerage, $20.
Drafts issued for any amount at current rates.
HENDERSON BROTHERS, 7 Bowling Green.
SHORT LINE TO LONDON,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD MAILS. S.
NEW-YORK, SOUTHAMPION, BREMEN.
Steamers sail from pier foot 2d-st., Hoboken.
FAST EXPRESS STEAMERS.
Eider, Sat., Jan. 28,5 A.M, iLaln, Wd.,F.15,7:30 A.M.
Saale, Wad., Ff. 1,7:30 A.M. | Werra,St., F.18,9:30 A.M,
Elbe, Wa, F.8, 2:30 P. M.| Ems, Wd., Feb, 22,1 P. M.
From NEW-YORK to LONDON, HAVRE, BREM.-
EN. Ist cabin, $75 and upward per berth, according
to location; 2d cabin, $55 a berth; steerage at low-
est rates. OEL RICHS & CO., 2 Bowling Green.

NMAN LIN E. —U. & AND ROYAL MAIL

steamers. Lor Queenstown and Liverpool.
CITY OF BERLIN............. Sat., Jan. 23,5 A. M
PENNSYLVANIA............ Sat., Feb. 4, 11 A. M.
CITY OF CHICAGO. .........Sat., Feb. 11,5 A. M,
CITY OF RICHMOND Sat.. Feb. 18, 10 A. M.

pines Inman Pier, foot of Grand- St, Jersi ey City.

Cabin passage, $50 and upward. Second class,
$30 and $35. steerage, $20.
PETER WRIGHT & SONS,

General Agents, 1 1 _Broadway, New-York.

ATIONAL LINE “OF Si STEAMSHIPS
TO LIVERPOOL, VIA QUEENSTOWN.
Ss. THE QUEEN Saturday, Feb. 4, 10 A. M.
Cabin passage, $35 and upward. Intermediate,
$28. Steerage tickets to and from British ports at
rates $2 less than es a of most other lines.
F. J. HURST, Manager,
337 Walnut-st.,Philadelphis; 27 State-st., New- York.

COMPAGNIE GE) = RALE PRANSATLAN-

FRENCH LINE TO HAVRE.
LA BOURGOGNE, Frangeul, Sat., Jan. 28,5 A. M.
LA CHAMPAGNE, Traub, Sat., Feb. 4, 11 A. M.
LA NOKMAN DIK,de Kersabiec,Sat,, Feb. 11,6 A.M.
LOUIS DE BEBIAN, . Agent, No.3 Bowling Green.

PACIFIC M AIL § StEAM MSHIP COMPANY'S
KS,

FORCALIFORNIA, JAPAN, CHINA, CENTRAL
AND SOUTH AMERIOA, AND MEXICO. From
New-York, pier foot Canal-st., North River.
For San Francisco, via the isthmus of Panama,
CITY OF PARA....Sails Wednesday, Feb. 1, noon

From San Francisco, corner lst and Brannan sts.
FOR JAPAN AND CHINA.
CITY OF NEW-YORK..Sails Sat., Feb. 11, 2 P. M.
For freight, passage, and general information ap-
ply to company’s ~ ou the pier foot of Canal-st.,
North River. . BULLAY, Supermtendent. —

THE SHORT ROUTE TO JAPAN AN D Cc HINA, A.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC 7 eapetaected AND
STEAMSHIP LIN
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HONG-KONG.
Connecting with steamship lines for other ports in
JAPAN, CHINA STRAITS, INDIA, &e.
Shortest ocean voyage by 600 miles at reduced
rates. Steamers sail from Vancouver, B. C.:
ABYSSINIA, March 5.
BATAVIA, April 2.
PARTHIA, April 23.
Each with new triple expansion engines, For passage
and freight rates and general easy apply to
EVE RETT FRAZAR, V. SKINNER,
Japan and China Agencies, ces: East. Agent,
124 Water-st. 337 Broadway.
SAVANNAH FAST FREIGHT AND PAS.
SENGER LINE "tO FLORIDA ANvD
THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST,

At3 P. M. from Pier 35 North River. foot Spring-st.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Fisher, Sat.......... Jan, 28
CHATTY AHOOCHES, Capt. Daggett, Tuesday,Jan.31
CITY OF SAVANNAH, Capt. Smith, ‘Thars., Feb. 2
kK. L. WALKER, Agent, Pier 35 N. R.
Steamers are provided With first-class passenger
accommodations. Insurance 1-5 (oue-fifth) of 1 per
cent. It effected by 2 o’clock at 317 Broadway or at
3 o’clock at the pier on or befor day of sailiug pre-
mium can be collected at destination; otherwise it
must be paid by shipper. For further information
apply as above, or to
W.H. RHE TT, as W. FF. SHELLMAN, T. M.
$17 Broadw ay, N He Savannah, Ga.

OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Pier 26 North River, foot Beach-st.

FOR RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG, VA,,
WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.

FOR NORFOLK TUE., WED., THUR., AND SAT.
FOR NEWPORT NEWS AND WEST POI NT, VA,,
TUESDAY, THURSDAY, AND SATURDAY.
All steamers sail at 3 P. M.

Railroad connections made at all above points.
For tickets and staterooms apply at 207, 229, 257,
261, 303, 319, 339, and 944 Broadway,

_OF at | at the company’ 3 ’s general ¢ ollice, 23 235 West-st.

BERMUDA LINE.
Sixty hours by elegant steamships weekly.
8.8. TRINIDAD and ORINUCO ‘Thursdays
For rooms and passage apply to
A. E, OUTERBRIDGE & CO.. Agents, 51 B’way,
or THOS. COOK & SON, 261 Broadway.

HE ONLY UP-TOWN OFFICE OF ° THE

TIMES is at1,269 BROADWAY, between 31st
and 32d sts.

____ PLANOS.

A NUMBER OF GRAND, UPRIGHT, AND
Square Pianos, of our make, slightly used, "almost
ao gone as new, and fully warranted, will be sold at
liberal reduction from regutar prices. Pianos to
WM. KNABE & CO.,
ie Sth-ay., above 1L6th-st.

_ AMUSEMENTS.

LOO Oe

METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE,

ane

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ee —*
| HOFMANN CONCERTS. |

Under oes personal direction of Mr. HENRY EK.

ABBEY of Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau.
GRAND MATINEE ©

NESDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 1, AT 53.
JV0SEF HOFMANN,
accompanied by
Mme. HELENE HASTREITER, pmma donna
contralto; Signor de Anna, baritone; Miss Nettie

Carpenter, violinist; Mme. Sacconi, harpist; Siaeer
Sapio, accompanist, and ADOLPH NEUEN-
DORFF’S GRAND ORCHESTRA. Seats now on
saleat box office. Weber grand piano u: used.

WED

UNION-SQUARE THKATRE. J. M. {. Hull, M’gr. M’gr.
18th week, 124th to 130th performance.
;Bronson Howard's Great
Comedy,

THE
AND

CRANE.| HENRIETTA.

Under the management of
J. M. HILL AND JOSKPH BROOKS,
Every evening at 8:15. Saturday matinée at 2.

SYMPHO'Y SOCIETY OF NEW-YORK.

ROPOLT'
WALTE rd DAMROSCH, Bee ons bie ‘aueal ,
This Friday afternoon, at 2, Public Rehearsal.
Saturday evening, Jan. 28, at 8:15, Concert.
Soloist:

Fri. ADELE AUS DER OHE.
aig 1 SS at (new, first time,) Stanford
a. Adagio. cond +
b. Le Houet D’Omphale } Saint-Saens
Overture toa Comedy...................-..-....Smeta
Coneerto for Piano and Orchestra Rubinstein

Fri. ADELE AUS DER OBE.
Overture, “ Sakuntala” Goldmark

The Comedians,

ROBSON

Tickets how on ‘sale at the Metrop. Opera House

CASINO BROADWAY AND 39TH-S
EV ENINGS at 8. MATINEE SATURDAY at 2
N. Y. SUN—'* There never was such a success.’
NE ARL a 700 PERFORMANCES
HOUSES PACKED NIGHTLY.
SHOUTS OF LAUGHTER
GREET THE GREATEST OF ALL
COMIC OPERA SUCCESSES,

is WEEE.

THE ORIGINAL CAST, MAGNIFICENT NEW
COSTUMES, APPOINTMENTS, EFFECTS, &c.
Admission, 50 cents. Seats sec ured a month ahes ad.

THOMAS YOUNG PEOPLES MATINEE,

TEINWAY ULAR MATIN
THIS Aart RDAY, JAN. Pos. at 2 sreiaan
SOLOIST. MR. RAFAEL JOSEFFY.

ARCADIAN SUITK.0pD.76(new.) PHILLIP SCHWARWENKA
CONCERTO No.1,E minor, (by request.) CHOPIN-TAUSIG
HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY, No. 6
BALuLkT, Le Cid, (new)

Seats, 7£ 5, cents, $1.00, $1.25, now at box office.

A—C—A—D—E—M_—Y.
M—A—Z—U—L—M,

THE GORGEOUS PANTOMIME.

HAVE! THE GREAT PRODUCTION? |
You THE MANY NOVELTIES?

THE VAIDIS SISTERS?
SEEN

,»MASSENRT

25

50

75
$1 00
T-O0-M-O0-R- ‘R-O- Ww.

THE DARE BROTHERS?
A-T-I-N-E-E ©

AMERICA’S WINTER CARNIVAL,
FLEETWOOD PARK, 165th-st. and Jerome-av.
Elegant ToLogganing, Skating, and Dancing.
SWEEPSTAKES RACE TO-DAY.

Five horses entered: Alice K., Petroleum, Nancy
Sykes, Farondole, and Nelly "Gray. Race called
8:30. Heats best 3in 5 tosleighs. One admission
to * 25cents. Take Hariem RK. R., 2d, 6th, and 9th

AMERICA S WINTER CARNIVAL

EETWOOD PARK, 165th-st. and Jerome-av.
Elegant caeanmatne and skating; longest slides in
the world; dancing every night. Admission to all,
25c. Take Harlem R. R.; also 6th, 9th, and 2d av. L

Cae ree FALL,
TO-DAY AT 3:30,
CHARLES ‘DICKENS,

Dr. Marigold and Bardell vs. Pickwick Friday
afternoon, Feb. 3. new programme. The Stor
of littkh Dombey and Pickwick in a wheel-
barrow.

Tickets for sale at Chickering Hall Box Office.

\4 Tg
DANCING.
ALLEN DODWORTH,
No. 681 5th-av.
CLASSES AND PRIVATE LESSONS.
See circular.
GENTLEMEN, Monday and Thursday evenings.
See special circular.
PAVANE and other Dodworth publications at
GORDON & SONS, 13 Easi 14th-st.
DANCING, &e., &c., by ALLEN DODWORTH;
a complete Instructor for all Dances, including 250
figures for the Cotillion. Published by Harper &
Brothers. For sale at all bookstores.

LEXANDER MACGREGOR’S, 629 MADI-
SON-AV.—Private lessons and classes in danc-
ing; thorough instruction in waltzing g privately.

ener PRL LA

W3L7z TAUGHT | RAPIDLY.—LADY
sistants; private lessons all hours.
TIER’S, 80 ‘Sth-av. Terms moderate.

THOROUGH SCHOOL 1 FOR ~ DANCING
and deportment, 578 Sthav. P. HARVARD
REILLY, Master. See circular.

WI NT D R RESORTS.

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HOT SPRINCS,N.C.

A Delightful Winter Climate and Resort.
THE FINEST BATHS IN AMERICA,

Hot Spring Waters in Marble Pools and Porcelain
Tubs. Unexceled in curative powers or as a lux-
ury. Physician in attendance.

MOUNTAIN PARK HOTEL,

New. — all the year. Table and every comfort,
Equal to best Northern Hotel.

A. C. JUDD, Manager.

BERMUDA,

THE LAND OF THE LILY AND THE ROSE.

HAMILTON HOTEL

Will open Dec. 24, 1887. For circulars, &c., address
WALTER AIKEN, Proprietor,
Hamilton, Bermuda.

LAKEWOOD, NEW-JERSEY.

LAURLL HOUSE.
Open October to June.
Trains leave foot Liberty-st., New-York, 8:
land 4:30 P. M
Parlor Cars at 1 and 4:30.
PLENNER, PORTER & BARKER, Managers.

HOTELS.

SHERWOOD HOUSE.

531 5TH-AV.
Parties leaving for the South will rent their rooms
reasonable; southern | Exposure,

HOTEL AM LBERT

~AS-
CAR-

16 A.M.

ERT (FIREPROOF)
LOPKAN P

1lth-st. aaa abenceliy. ahaa.
Inducements offered to families in this unequaled
home for Winter residence.

MEETINGS.

AmEEOen INSTITUTE.—ANNUAL MEET-
ing will be held in its rooms, Clinton Hall, on
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 1888, at S P. M.

THOMAS RUTTER, Pres’ t.
J. TRUMBULL SMITH, Rec. Sec’y.

LEGAL NOTICES.

a i ——

HE PEOPL E OF THE STATE OF NEW-
YORK to all persons interested in the estate of

GOUVERNEUR PAULDING, Gouverneur Kem-

ble, James N. Paulding, and Peter Kemble, individ-

ually and as members of the firmof Paulding, Kem-
ble & Company, send greeting:

You and each of you are hereby cited ana required
personally to be and appear in Special Term of
Court of Common Pleas for the city aud county of
New-York, at the Chambers thereof, in the County
Court House in the city of New-York, on the seven-
teenth day of February, 1888, at 10:30 o’clock A. M.,
there and then to show cause why a final settle-
ment of the accounts of Charles J. Nourse, Jr., As-
signee of said Gouverneur Paulding, Gouverneur
Kemble, James N. Paulding, and Peter Kemble, in-
dividually and as members of the firm of Paulding,
Kemble and Company, insolvent debtors, should not
be had, and if no cause be shown, then to attend the
final settlement of the Assignee’s accounts.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto caused the
— <4 the said Court of Common Pleas to be hereto
amxer

Witness, Hon. Richard L. Larremore, Chief Judge
of the said Court of Common Pieas, this fourth day
of he tai 1888.

[L. NAT’L JARVIS, IJr., Clerk.
STRONG & CADWALADER, Attorneys for Assiguee,

No. 36 Wall-street, New-York City.

To the Dauphin Deposit Bank of Harmsburg, Pa.;
the First National Bank of Huntington, Pa.;
the Third National Bank of re peace anima . Mass.:

The foregoing citation is served upon yeu by pub-
lication, purstiant to an order of the Hon. J. F. Daly,
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for
the city and county of New-York, dated January 4,
188s, and tiled in the office of the Clerk of said court
in the Court House of the enty of New- York.—Dated
Wew- York, January 5, 1888
STRONG & CADW ALADER, Attorneys for Assignee.

_ Ja6-law twk

‘UPREME COURT. —CITY AND COUNTY OF

New-York.—MORRIS RUBENS and BERN-

ARD RUBENS vs. PERCY C. DRAKE, as Ad-

ninistrator, with the will annexed, of David W.
Drake, deceased, as substituted Assignee in place
ot said David W. Drake, deceased, &c., and others.—
Pursuant to an order made ata Special Term of
this court, held at the County Court House, in the
city of New-York, and entervd herein on the 20th
day of January, 1888, notice is hereby given to
all persons and Creditors having claims against the
defendants Sydney H. Smith and Joseph K. Upham,
lately doing business in the city of New-York, un-
der the firm name and styleof S. H. Smith & Co.,
that they are required to come in and exhibit their
demands, with duly verified vouchers thereof, be-
fore the undersigned, the Referee named in said
order, and appointed for such purpose, at his office,
No. 48 Wall-street, in the city of New-York, on or
before the 2ist day of Febraary, 1888, at 2 o’clock
in the afternoon on that day, w ich day, time, and
place are hereby fixed and appointed for such pur.
pose,—Dated New-York, Jan. 24th, 1883.

PHILIP L. WILSON, Referee.

at sr == say Att’ys for Assignee, &O.,

berty-st.
ja2d-27-28-30- fi- £683 1-13-15-18*

AMUSEMENTS.
aiid tei inn ae info
METROPOLITAN OP SE.
GRAND OPERA I ERA ow
LAST MONTH OF THE SEASON.

To-night, (FRIDAY,) J: Jan. 97,1

~ Weber's Opera,
Complete Corps de Ballet. —EURYANTHE,-

SATURDAY, JAN. 23, wae MATINEE.
First ana only matinée performance
of Wagner's Opera.

DIE GOETTERDAEMMERUNG.

Commencing MO
First performances in y Tein aa
Richard Wagner's

NIBELUNGEN TRILOGY.

MONDAY, Jan. 30 Die Walkire
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1..............-..------ Siegfried
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 Die Geetterdemmerung
SATURDAY, FEB. 5, ; Wagner’s Opera,
Grand Matinée. j—-LOHENGRIN,.—
Seats can be secured now at the box ofiice daily
from 9 A. M. till 5 P. M,

DALY’S THEATRE, BROADWAY & 30TH-ST.
Under the management of Mr. AUGUSTIN DALY.
Orchestra, $1 50; dress circle, $1; 2d balcony, 506,

EVERY NIGHT, 8:15; Last week
Augustin Daly’s new comedy,
RAILROAD OF LOVE.

Ada Rehan, Mrs. Gilbort,
Russell, James Lewis, John Drew,
Charles Fisher, George Clarke, Otis
|Skinner, Charles Leclercq, &c., &c.
‘One of the greatest hits ever made at

| Daly’s—Times.
LOVE. | FAREWELL matinée to-morrow.

Tuosday night, Jan. 31. first proauction or

A MIDSUMMER NiGQiil’s DREAM,

* _** Seats for first week now on sale.

THE NATIONAL me gg nY OF
MUSIC OF AMERICA.

128 EAST 17TH-ST.,

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RAILROAD

Or

Pheebe

NEW-YORK.

FOR ALL PARTICULARS ADDR
SECRETARY, AS ABOVE. SPECIAL
TRANCE EXAMINATION JAN.
TO 12, FROM 2 To 4,

ESS THE
EN.
28, FROM 10
AND FROM 8 TO 10 P. M.
WALLACK’S.
Under the direction of Mr. HE
Evening at 8:15. Matinte
T/ABBE CONSTANTIN.
L’ABBE CONSTANTIN.
L/ABBE a tasintntininen lads )

NRY E.
saturt

ABBEY.
lay at 2:13.

2. D. Ward,
fdwards, Mr.
Conway, Mrs.
Louisa Eldridge, Miss
Miss Kate Bartlett, ana Mrs.

MADISON- SQUARE THEATRE
Mr. A. M. PALMER Sole Ma mnager
EVENINGS at8:30. SATURDAY MATIN EEat 2.
HEART OF HEARTS
JOURNAL—"A roar of laughter.”
** SEATS 3 WEEKS IN ADVANCE.

MR, SIDNEY WOOLLET?®
will give the third poetic recital of his series Mon-
day, Jan. 30,at3 P. M.
GUINEVERE and THE PASSING OF ARTHUR,
Tickets at box office.

METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE,

1887 GERMAN OPERA isss
For sale, an excellent baignoir ex at greatly re-
duced price. Choicest orchestra and dress circle
seats AT '°25 CENTS LESS than box office prices.
Balcony seats AT box office prices.
HAKDMAN, PECK & CO., Piano Warerooms,
188 Fifth-avenue, bet ween 18th ar nd 1th sts.

14TH-S1 ST. THEATRE. ~ MODJ ESKA.
The sale of seats for the
MODIJIESKA
Engagement, which commences Jan.
progress at the box office.
REPERTOIRE:
Monday, Wednesday matinée, and ‘Thursday even-
ing, CAMILLE. Tuesday evening and Saturday
matinée, AS YOU LIKE IT. Wednesday and
Friday evenings, DONA DIANA, Saturday night,
CYMBELINE, (first time in New-York.)

HARRIGAN’S PARK THEATRE,
EDWARD HARRIGAN Proprietor

Characters by Mr, John Gilbert,
Mr. T. W. Robertson, Mr. Harry
Charles Dodsworth, Miss Minn
Barrymore, Mme. Ponisi, Mrs.
Enid Leslie,

30, now in

CONTINUOUS SUCCESS OF ,
MR. EDWARD HARRIGAN’S
GREAT and tems CHARACTER acting of

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DAVE BRAHAM and his popular orchestra.
__WEDNESDAY— MATINEE—SATURDAY.

STAR THEATRE. | SEUOND WEEK.
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau

Lessees and Managers
PRICES, | MESTAYER AND VAUGHN
25, | inthe musical absurdity,

FUN eoean~: K 44———_ FUN

50, |
OR,
TOBOGGANING.

75,
Saturday matinée at 2.

$1. |
Evenings at 8.
* An undoubted populi ar success.”

FIFTH-AVENUE THEATRE.
Proprietor and Manager.....Mr. JOHN STETSON
THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING,
CARMEN,

CARMEN,

ZELIE DE LUSSAN,
and the
BOSTON IDEALS,

Saturday matinée Daughter of the Regiment
Saturday evening THE BOHEMIAN GIRL
LYCEUM THEATRE, ATH-AV. & 23D-ST.
Daniel Frohman.............................-.- Manager
Begins 8:15
90th time

WIFE. ‘a | MATINEE SATURDAY, 2

POLO GROUNDS TOBOGGAN SLIDES.

Six slides, in perfect condition, pronounced by ex-
perts the finest slidesin this country or Canada.
Afternoon session, 2 to5. Evening session, 7:30 to
10:30. he club house reserved especially for
ladies. dmission. 25c.; children, lic. Toboggans
to let, 25c. and 50c. entire session. Professional
steerers in attendance.

CHICKERING HALL.

Three afternoon Readings by

MR. GEORGE RIDDLE,

Tuesday, Jan. 31; beer a Feb. 2;
e

Course Tickets, $1 and $2; Single,

On sale at Pond’s and Cc hickering Hall.

PHIPPS & GOTTSCHALK, 25 Union-square,
Managers.

Monday,
50c. and $1.

ASSOCIATION HALL,
23D-ST. AND 4TH-AV.
FRIDAY EVENING, Jan. 27, at 8 o'clock,

MR. CHAS. DICKENS
will read selections from his father’s works.
Admission, with reserved seat, 50 cents.

STANDARD THEATRE yDWAY &

oe ee
33D-8T.
Evenings at 8. Saturd: Ay Matinée ot2 2.
Confirmed Success. Unabated Enthusiasm.
SECOND MONTH OF
The Picturesque Drama,
PAUL KAUVAR;
OR, ANARCHY.
BY STEELE MACKAYE.
er tit OB deg te A Pl, career ica g ee ee Ee
. GRAND OPERA HOUSE,
Reserved seats, orchestra circle, and baicony, 50c.
WEDNESDAY— MATINEES—-SATURDAY.
OLIVER BYRON in the INSIDE TRACK.
Next wesek—FANNY DAVENPORT as FEDORA,
Next Suaday—Prof. Cl OMWELL’S
Unique lecture on THREE STRANGE CITIES.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. ~~ SPECIAL.
COMMENCING MONDAY, JAN. 30.
Positively last appearances of FANNY

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| DAVENPORT
FEDORA.

@O—- OF

Seats now on sale.

NIBLO’s, NIBLO’s,
Mr. E. G. GILMORE............ Lessee and Manager
Reserved seats. Orchestra Circle and Balcony.
LAST WEEK BUT ONE.

The Great English Melodrama,

A JIN OF LUCh. A RUN OF LUCK.
A RUN OF LUCK, A RUN OF LUCK
Matinées Wednesday and Saturday.

14TH-STREET THEATRE. COR. 69 H-AV.
MATINRES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
ONE WEEK ONLY.
ANNIE PIXLEY

in

THE DEACON’sS DAUGHTER.
Gallery, 25c. Reserved, 35c., 50c., 7ic., $1, and $1 50
NEXT WEEK. MODJESKA

EDEN MUSEE. 23D-ST. ,BBET. 5TH & GTHAVS
Open from lltoll. Sunday, ltoTll.
New Groups. New Paintings. New Attractions
EDELYI NACZI1.

CONCERTS FROM 3 TO 5ANDS8 to 1}.
Admission to all, 50 cents. Children, 25 cents.
AJEEB, the Mystifying Chess Antomaton.
UNION-SQUARE. 4TH-AV. AND 19TH-ST.
THE BATTLE OF

GETTYSSURs “ve

Open daily (Sundays included) from 9 A. M. to 11P. MM.
DOCKSTA DER’S.

MINSTRELS
Eve's, 8: 0.| MINSTRELS

B’ way, bet. 28th & 29th : sts.

BILLY RICR#,
MONDAY.

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RICE’S BURLESQUE COMPANY
in the gorgeous production of
THE CORSAIL!.

THE CORSATI.
‘MATINEES WED. snd SAT.

MAKAR?’S FIVE SENSES,

Now on exhibition at No. 16 East l4th-st., first
tloor, from 10 A. M. to 10 P. M.
SUNDAY FROM 1 P. M. TO 10 P. M.
ADMISSION, 25 CENTS.

THALIA to-night, Possart. by request, Narciss.
Saturday, Possart matinée, Fallissement, Siegel der
Verschwiegenheit. Evening, Possart latest and

reatest success, Nathan. Monday. Possart, Freund
ritz, Tasse Thee.
ONCERT HALL of THE ME. TROPOL-
ITAN OPERA AOL 6. — Mr . Le
Maistre in Moliére’s ade mc couvre,
this Sat., Jan. 28, at 11 A. M.
Course ticket, $5; single, $l. For sale at the oor.
ae RCISE, HEALTH, - AMUSEMENT.—J.
WOOD’s Gymnasium, No, 6 Nast Yvotn-st., open
day and evening.

BIJOU
OPERA
HOUSE.

12isT

TIME, AT 2.

Ci mme ueoing
Les Femme Savantes.

BP r
LEO TURES.

OOPER UNION .—FREE SATURDAY
Night Lectures {n the great ball at 8 o’clock. Jan.
= me lecture will be delivered by Tf. Munson Coan,
M.D.,of New-York City, on HEALTH arm U-

TIONS. No — of adwiasion roauite

ABRAM 5.

5. ‘BAWINE, Seorotary,

RATES LIKELY TO STIFFEN

SS

FIRE UNDERWRITERS DONT

LIEE THE OUTLOOK.
RESTORATION OF TARIFF ASSOCIATION
RULES PROBABLE-—LITTLE OPPOSI-
TION LOOKED FOR.

The New-York Board of Uunderwriters
met yesterday for the purpose, if possible, of
evolving a plan that would clear the fire insur-
ance atmosphere, obviate the necessity of throat-
cutting, and put business on a paying basis.
About 75 members of the board were present.
With about a dozen exceptions all the companies
which do busivess in New-York were repre-
sented, It was stated that the absentees were
“out of town,”

The meeting was called to order by President
Henry H. Hall. In his remarks Mr. Hall was
prief and grave. A crisis was at hand, he said.
It was absolutely necessary that some means
should be adopted whereby the assets of the fire
insurance companies of New-York could be pre-
served from the severest peril with which they
had ever been threatened in the history of the
city. The official reports showed, be said, that
the fire losses in the patrol district last year
were in excess of $5,000,000 and that $2,000,-
DOO more would not cover the losses outside of
the patrol district; but in the metropolitan
listrict, the companies generally bad lost sur-
plus and were pow confronted with a most
seTlous condition of affairs. The suspension of
rates by the Tariff Association bad engendered
a cut-throat war. Such a war could have but
pneend. He did not believe that the pubiic de-
mianded such rates as would endanger the sol-
vency of the companies.. The latter had the
power, he hoped they had the wisdom, to provide
a remedy for a condition of things whieh could
only end in disaster to themselves and prove a
lusting benetit to nobody.

The remarks of President Hail were evidently
not without effect, for at their close a motion
was atonce made that it was the sense of the
meeting that it seemed advisable to reorganize
the Tariff Association in order that the rates
Might be made profitable in the metropolitan
flistrict. An expression opinion upon the
proposition was askea for. The meeting, with
pne dissenting voice, voted to adopt the motion.

Then a motion was made that the metropoli-
tan compact be reaflirmed. To this objection
was made upon the ground that it contemplated
unanimeus action. Several underwriters ex-
pressed a willingness to enter an organization
That would embrace 50 per cent. of all the com-
panies engaged in businessin the metropolitan
district. Objection was made to this, as 1b would
still permit of war, though perhaps on a smaller
scale than was now threatened. Afterconsider-
uble debate it was shown that the meeting was
in favor of organization, and the motion
previously made was withdrawn to make
way for a resolution that pledged the
weeting to abide by the rales, regulations,
and rates of the Tariff Association as they ex-
isted prior to their recent suspension until a
new schedule of rates could be perfected. This
resolution was put toa vole. Three-quarters of
those present voted in the affirmative. The rep-
resentatives of a number of companies declined
to vote, on the ground that they were unpre-
parea to vote in the affirmative and did not care
to vote in the negative. Oniy four votes were
cast in the negative. On account of the declina-
tions to vote the debate was reopened, and the
following proposition was made:

That when the signatures of companies which
represented 90 percent. of all the capital em-
ployed in fire insurance business in New-York
should be obtained to a paper specifying that
the signers were willing to accept the rules, reg-
ulations, and rates of the New-York Tariff Asso-
ciation, tue said rules, reguiations, and rates
would become binding upon the signers.

With only two dissenting votes and amid great
enthusiasm this proposition was accepted by
the meeting. Sucha paper was at once prepared,
and to it were appended the signatures of the
companies represented at the meeting. A com-
inittee Was appointed with instructions to call
upon such companies as were not present at the
meeting, and if possible secure their assent
to the proposal. The belief was general-
ly expressed by the meeting that the
outsiders, possibly with the exception of three
or four who are known to be hostile to any tariff
association, at least for the present, would be in
favor of union. The few anti-unionists seem in-
clined to do business on their owu hook if the
#reat bulk of the companies are confined to com-
pact rates. [t seems altogether probable now
that the tariff of rates recently in force will be
restored, and that the association from which
they emanate will be stronger than it ever has
heen.

The underwriters will meet on Monday to re-
ceive the report of the committee,

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THEATRICAL GOwssSIP.
higpeenaceienc

Al Hayman, manager of Baldwin’s and
the California Theatre, San Francisco, is en his
way tothis city, where he will remain for the
rest of the Winter after his arrivalnext Wednes-
day. He has joined with ** Lucky” Baldwin, the
owner of Baidwin's, in pians for making exten-
sive alterations in that house, and $25,000 is to
beexpended in the changes. The time is all
filled for this season, except a short period be-
tween the engagements of Denman Thompson
andthe Lyceum Theatre company of this city,
but Mr. Hayman will try and cancel the engage-
mentof some one or more of the attractions
booked at the house, so that the con-
templated changes can be effected early
in the Spring. If this is arranged sat-
isfactorily Mrs. Lanetry will propably open
the recoustructed theatre in May. Should the
negotiations fail, and the changes be delayed,
the Lyceum company will open the new house
with ‘The Wife.’”’ Ail the mezzanine boxes are
to be taken out, new seats are to be furnished
throughout the house, an entirely new stage is
lo be constructed, and a large Dumber of dress-
ing reoms, which have been sadly lacking in
the old theatre, will be furnished. _

Tank plays appear to be having quite a run in
the braius of dramatic wauthors. Oue is soon to
be presentedin Cincinnail, and another called
“The Light on the Point’ is to be produced
shortly in Baitimore under the management of
Nelson Waldron. Waidron claims to have

situations in his

T
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urcranged sume very strong
piay, and as he is recognized as an able stage
earpenier it is sumed thatthe tank business
ut least will be efiectively utilized. Still another
play, the incidents of which will arrange them-
selves around the realistic tank, is in course
of preparation by Mr. Charles Jefferson, the son
of Joseph Jeiiersuv. ‘The scenes of this are
laid in the South, in the vicinity of the elder
Jefferson’s plantation, and the tank will be
utilized to fivat a Mississippi steamer, which is
to steam gayly off. with tires all lighted and
Whistles all tooting.

Jobn Mackay will open his season under the
mwauagement of Jay Kial in Albany on Feb, 13,
when he will produce ** Pop.’””) Mr. Rial has just
returned from Mexico, where he has been man-
aging the Bartolomew horse show.

At the conclusion of the * Run of Luck” en-
fxagement at Niblo’s the company wiil be idle
ler two weeks, atter which the play will be
done for two weeks in Philadelphia and four
weeks at McVicker’s Theatre, Chicago. Manager
Tompkins's plans contemplate closing the sea-
son of this company early in April

Belasco and Greene are seeking to make their
pew play, * The Polar Star,’ more “ realistic”
than any spectucie Which has yet been produced.
They have an idea that they can make the use
of real ice practicable iu the scene showing the
ship frozen in the icebergs, and they are work-
ing up (the situation with this notion in view. It
will certainly be realhstic enough to see half-
frozen saijors climb down the side of a ship and
engage in the exercise ef skating on solid ice,

The litthe French comedy which is to be
Played by Miss Eisie De Wolf, Herbert Kelcey,
William Faversham, and E. F. Coward at the Ly-
ceum ‘Theatre on the afternoons of Feb. 23 and
24 for the benelit.of the Sheltering Arms
Nursery and Hospital is being rehearsed under

the direction of David Belasco. Mr. Hamilton

Bell has designed ap entirely new scene in the

style of Louis XVI. for this performance. Mayor

Hewitt’s daughters will be members of the

iadies’ orchestra, which 1s to be a feature of the

musical part of the entertainment, and which
_ will consist of about 20 prominent young so-
ciety ladies,

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THE DARTMOUTH ALUMNI DINNER.

The twenty-fourth annual dinner of the
Dartmouth College Association of New-York
will be given this evening at 6 o’clock in the
large banquet hail at Delmonico’s. The associa-
tion, which is supposed to include all the Alumni
of Dartmouth in New-York City and State,
Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, and Connecticut,
eubracing a list of over 500 names, will have a
business meeting before the dinner, beginning at
5 o'clock. Among the speakers at the dinner
ex-Gov. Hoadly of Ohio, John E. Parsons, and
Everett P. Wheeler are announced.

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TROUBLES OF THE FRESHMEN.

The Freshmen of the School of Arts, Columbia
College, held their regular monthly meeting yester-
day. Some discussion arose over the action of the
Sophomores in inscribing on the menus used at the
Freshman dinner last Friday evening the much-
meaning word “ fresh” in a shade greatly resem-
bling that favored color of Erin’s Isle. No meaus
were decided upon tor squaring accounts with the
Sophomores, but they contented themselves with
the determination to await ’92’s entrance to college
and to play similar pranks on that class. J. L.
Arnold was made class poet, his poem, “The Baitle
of Cunaxa,” being considered the best of those
offered to the committee appointed by the class. A.
G. Norrie was mate manager of the Fresiman
crew in place of G. R. Palmer, resigned.

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UR. SMILLIE'S WILL.
The will of William Main Smillie, Vice-Presi-
gent of the American Bank Note Company, was
filed for probate in the Surrogate’s Court yesterday.

It gives all his estate to his Executors—Leopard D.
White and J. Trury Robertson—in trust for his
widow, Josephine B. Smillie, and atter ber death it is
to go to his daughter, Mrs. Minnie S. Pierce, to be
beid by her trom the control of her husband.

STEALING Al FIRES.
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| EVERYBODY ADMITS IT BUT NONE WILL
TAKE THE BLAME.

Many complaints have been made recent-

y by people whose houses have been entered by
firemen and the fire patrol for the purpose of
putting out fires that thefts have been com-
qitted, On Wednesday night the store of the
Goodyear Rubber Company at 57 Maiden-lane
was broken into by the fire patrol and the goods
were covered with sheeting as a protection
against the water which was pouring down
from the floor above. The fire did not reach the
store at all. An examination of the premises
yesterday morning disclosed the fact that a case
containing 10 rubber coats had been opened and

that 7 of the coats had been stolen. The three
which were left had the sieeves reversed, in-
dicating that the thieves had had time to try the
coats on and select only those that fitted. The
case was in the basement. When T. EB. Studley,
the manager, spoke of the losses to the member
of the patrol in charge of the store he was told
that it was “* quite the usual thing, and it was
lucky the whole case was lot taken.” :

A TIMES reporter, bent upon finding why it
wus “quite the usual thing,” called upon Super-
intendent A. C. Hull, of the tire patrol, at 115
Broadway, who said: “There have been com-
plaints of losses of this kind. I have received
no Official notice of this one. Our men go into a
building and cover all the endangered goods
they can. When there are a number of build-
ings to be taken care of they dv not have ume
to watch the people who may come in and out,
Itis the business of the police to keep people
away from the stores which have been broken
open.” ‘

The Police Captain of the First Precinct, un-
der whose jurisdiction the fire on Wednesday
came, said that he had had over 40 men there
and they had arrived as quickly as usual. ** But,”
he continued, ** we cannot get to a ire anywhere
near as quickly as the Fire Department and the
patrol. hey do nothing else, and have all the
facilities tor getting to a place very quickly.
Several minutes may elapse before our men get
to a fire. When they arrive they form a fire
line which gives the firemen workivg room.
Before we arrive the patrol are responsible for
the goods which they are protecting. The ex-
citement of a fire, of course, furnishes great op-
portunities for thieves.”

Chief Clerk Allen of the Fire Department, the
only official who could be found yesterday after-
noon, said that complaints of thefts were very
trequent. The department always investigated
acomplaint until satisfied that there was no
good charge against any of its men. The de-
partment had nothing to do with the fire patrol.
When the tire patroi broke into a place he sup-
posed it was responsible for the safety of the
goods against thieves until the arrival of the
police.

Capt. Rafferty of the fire patro) station in
Murray-street said that his men went to the
William-street fire, but that he was not on duty
on Wednesday night. He repeated the state-
ment of his superior, Superintendent Hull, in
saying that the patrol had all it could do to
eover goods without watching for thieves.
When asked whether he thought it possible for
men to make their way to the basement of Good-
year’s, try on coats until they secured the right
fit, and take them off without being seen, he said
that that was quite possible as there werea
number of stores to be protected on Wednesday
night and the patrol was very busy.

William H. Gough, the hatter, who occupied the
second floor of 97 Wiliiam-street, cowplained
that hats had been stolen from his place. The
thieves in this case had tried the bats on appar-
ently until they secured the right size, as single
bats were taken from the bottom of boxes in
several cases.

Several small articles were taken from the
store of M. Walholm, dealer in brushes, per-
fumery, &c.

The losses by the fire aggregate between
$70,000 and $80,000. E. P. Colby & Co, esti-
mate their loss at $50,000, $40,000 of which is
onmachinery, including nine Gordon presses.
The origin of the fire is unknown,

DEATH OF BERNHAKD
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AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS HE EXPIRES
OF PNEUMONIA AT HIS HOME.
Bernhard Stern, the senior member of the
dry goods firm of Stern Brothers, West Twenty-
third-street, died at his residence, 16 Kast
Fifty-sixth-street, yesterday morning, after a
short illness. On Friday afternoon be was at the
store, when he complained of a severe chill and
went home. This developed into a severe cold,
followed by pneumonia, to which he succumbed
at4 A. M.yesterday. Mr. Stern, with his broth-

ers, commenced business in New-York 20 years
ago onthe southwest cornerof Twenty-third-
street and Sixth-avenue. From the start their
reputation as one of the leading dry goods
houses of New-York was assured, and
under Mr. Bernhard Stern’s _ fostering care,
the business grew to such an extent
that a move was made to the present puilding in
Twenty-third-street. This was, however, soon
found inadequate, and a new building was erect-
ed on Twenty-second-street, forming au exten-
sion tothe premises 1n Twenty-thira-street. The
store was closed yesterday and will prubably re-
inain so until after the funeral, which is expect-
ed to take place on Sunday. Mr. Stern was in
his forty-second year and was unmarried.
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THE TRIAL OF CHARLES A. CURTIS.

The trial of Charles A. Curtis, who created
considerable excitement in the District Attor-
ney’s office recently by saying that money had
been used in securing a suspension of sentence
in the case of John Nuttall, charged with petit
larceny, was begun yesterday in the Court of
General Sessions, Part III]. He was indicted for
securing money from Nuttall under false pre-
tenses. After Nuttall, his wife, and the Rev. J.
LB. Neis, who was instrumental in ‘t exposing”

Curtis, had testified to the facts in the case, Cur-
tis, who is 25 years of age, took the stand in his
own behalf, He said that Nuttall had been em-
ployed by him, and when he heurd of his plight
he went to the Tombs and offered to belp him,
Curtis got up some affidavits and gotsomething
like $16 from Mr. Nuttall, which he applied to
his own expenses. He supposed at first that
there were costs to be paid in the District At-
torney’s office, as there are in criminal cases in
Pennsylvania and New-Jersey. He used the
term ‘costs’ afterward in his conversations
with Mr. Neis and others in the senso of fees, to
which he was entitled for his services, as he de-
voted a month to the service of Nuttall.

The letter signed “J. H. Nichols,” which he
wrote to Nuttall on the official paper of the Dis-
trict Attorney’s office, he thus explained: “I
wanted to see Nuttall. He owed me a balance
of $31. which I wanted to get. i was in the Dis-
trict Attorney’s office to get a certificate of the
suspension of sentence, Which was to be used in
Nuttall’s behalfin his lodge of the Knights of
Pythias, and I borrowed a sheet of paper and an
envelope. I started the letter with the intention
of signing my own name, but, thinking that Nut-
tall might not come if I did so, [ signed the name
of J. H. Nichols, the Quarantine Commissioner,
who is my cousin, and put my initial under it.’
The case was then adjourned until this morning.

As Curtis was leaving the side of his lawyer to
go back to the Tombs his mother stepped up to
him, and throwing her arms about bis neck laid
her head upou bis shoulder and broke out into
passionate weeping. She clung to him fora long
time in spite of the efforts of her daughter and
friends to separate her frour him, and tinally
had to be taken away by the use of gently ap-
plied force.

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MR. WHITE'S HEINOUS OFFENSE.

C. G. White, a broker, who joined the
Stock Exchange about 20 years ago and has al-
ways stood wellin it with his fellow-Wall-street
men,is in trouble. He has been breaking the law
which forbids Stock Exchange members having
business relations with Consolidated Exchange
brokers. Mr. White’s wickedness was bulletined
yesterday on the Stock Exchange rostrum. He
said that he didu’t know that he had been break-
ing any rule. Butignorance does not excuse a
stock broker in this particular evil-doing, and
Mr. White has been informed officially that he
must be tried and must get ready for suspen-
sion, if not expulsion.

It may go very hard with him. He has really
been found guilty of the heinous offense of lend-
ing some shares of stock to one of his friends
who happens to be a member of the rival Con-
sdlidated xchange. What a graceful thing 16
would be for that offensive Consolidated Kx-
change to meekly shut up shop and go out of
business. Its continued existences wears sadly
on the nerves of the ** greatest financial institu-
tion of the world.”

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CONTESTING HIS FATHER’S WILL.
James H. Lamb, whose father, Thomas Lamb,
died at his home, 317 Lafayette-avenue, Brooklyn,
on Dec, 31, leaving an estate valued at $200,000,
began yesterday a contest of his father’s will. This

document was prepared the day before Mr. Lamb
died, and in it the son James is practically disinher-
ited. His son by his first wife is given $7,000 and
the rest of the estate is left to the testator’s three
daughters and their children. Ojid Mr. Lamb made
his money in the junk business in this city and a
few years ago he transferred his business to his only
son James. In doing this he considered that he had
done enough for this one child, and so gave the bulk
ot his property at his death to his danghters, The
contestant claims that his father was of unsouud
mind and was a few hours before his death sub-
jected to undue influence of such acharacter as to
induce him to cancel his old will and execute a new
one disinheriting him.
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THE BERGAMINI ESTATE,
Surrogate Ransom has under consideration
the appointment of Richard J. Morrisson, the Public
Administrator, to take charge of the estate of Emil-

iano Bergamini, the Italian banker at 15 Centre-
street. The counsel for the unpaid depesitors
moved yesterday for the appointment of a tempo-
rary Administrator, and afterward withdrew the
motion in view of the suggestion of Mr. Murrisson’s
appointment. ‘rhe injunction which the creditors
gut restraining the widow, or anybody else, from
doing anything with the estate was dissolved by the
Surrogate yesterday by cousent,

SIERN.

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AGAINST A PIER BRIDGE

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STLAMBOAT MEN WOULD HAVE
THR RIVER FREE,
UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST THE BRIDGING
OF THE HUDSON EXCEPT BY THK

SUSPENSION PLAN.

if the men who navigate the harbor of
New-York can bring any intluence to bear upon
the Assembly, it is likely that there will be a
strong opposition to the passage of the Dill
introduced on Wednesday providing for the
bridging of the Hudson River between Spuyten
Duyvil and the Jersey shore. The bill pro-
vides that the New-York and New-Jersey
Bridge Company shall be empowered to begin
such an undertaking. The capital stock
of the company 1s fixed at $10,000,000 in
shares of $100 each. Thirteen men are to com-
pose the Board of Directors, and the company is
to be authorized to associate itself with any
other company iu building and maintaining the
structure. It may also take lands for terminal
purposes under the provisions of the general
railroad law. A commission is named in the
bill, composed of George S. Field, William Libby,
and ex-Govy. Hoadly of Ohio, who are to decide
upon the plans. They may appoint an expert to

aid them, who will receive a_ salary of
$10,000, and who may be removed by the
Governor of this State upon cbarges
made by the company. AS soon as
subscriptions to the amount of $200,000 have
been obtained the company can organize. it is
provided that the bridge must be 135 feet above
Spring high water. Assemblyman Greene of
Orange County, who introduced the bill, stated
that the bridge probably would be thrown
across the river from Spuyteu Duyvil to Fort
Lee. The exact spot is to be determined by the
commission, Mr. Greene is of opinion that a
single pier inthe middle of the river will be
suttivient. The bill, however, speaks of piers
whicb shall not be less than so many feet apart,
the exact bumber being Jeft blank.

When John H. Starin was asked yesterday
what effect the building of a bridge over the
Hudson, on piers, aS was proposed in the
bill, would have upon the navigation of
the stream he said that he had not studiea
the proposed scheme suiliciently to warrant him
in golng into details in expressing an opinion,
but he was willing to state that the building of
any number of piers in the river, even one,
could not be otherwise than an obstruction to
navigation and a detriment to water transporta-
tion interests. If water transportation was to
be dove away with altogether he would favor
the building of bridges, whether they obstructed
navigation or not; butif the people desired the
cheaper Water-freight rates to be continued
bridges with piers should be kept outof the
rivera, particularly those around New-York.

H. BF. Dimock of the Metropolitan Steamship
Company, Who has been connected with the
navigation interests of the harbor and rivers for
lhuny years, Was averse to discussing the merits
of the proposed scheme until he had read the
fuiltext of the bill, but when informed that
the building of one or more piers in the
stream was contemplated he unhesitatingly ex-
pressed his belief that it would jeopardize navi-
gation interests. A plier in the river was itself
an obstruction to navigation, be said, and if
more than one pier were placed i the stream
the obstruction would naturally be all the
greater. He was unwilling, however, to be
quoted as opposing the particular scheme re-
terred to, for he did not fully understand its
alms and purposes, but, on general principles,
he would not faver putting piers in such a busy
water thoroughfare as the Hudson River.

Isaac L. Fisher, 14 South-street, of the Amboy
Towboat Company, who has been connected
with harbor navigation for over 20 years, was
very pronounced in his views on the subject.
To build such a bridge he considered would be
an actual menace to the navigation interests of
not only the city and State, but of the country.
In illustration of this he stated that atthe present
time large tows of Erie Canal boats, whose ear-
goes aggregated 6,000 tons. were brought down
the river from Troy in absolute safety because
there were ho obstructions such as were contem-
plated by the bill. If there were piers in the
stream, or even one pier, such large tows conid
not be brought down; there would be too much
danger of having them become unman-
ageable just when such an _ obstruction
should be avoided. This would neces-
sitate dividing the tows up into smaller
lots, would require the employment of more
towing power, aid as a natural result, this
would cause an advance in water freights.
These were not the least of the objections. In
thick weather a heavy tow would be unable to
locate the exact position of a pier in time to
change its course so as to avoid a collision.
The pier being stationary, there would be no
means of avoiding a collision if the weather
conditions prevented the tow from tuking a safe
course from a point at a great distance from the
obstruction. Tows are unwieldy, he said, and
cannot be turned quickly in emergencies, such
as would require the avoidance of an obstruc-
tion suddenly revealed through astorm. Then
tides and winds have great effects upon tows.
An apparently safe course might be laid, and
the tide or a heavy wind might overcome the
power of resistance, the result being probably a
more or less disastrous collision with the ob-
struction.

Whether or not a pier, or piers, situated in
mid-streain would have the eifect of causing
bars to form, he could not say, butit seemed
natural to suppose that such obstructions
would follow the erection of such massive piers
as the proposed bridge would reguire. The peo-
ple generally, he said, were as much interested
in this matter as were the men who navigated
the river; jor, if smaller tows were made a
necessity by the existence of obstructing piers,
rates of transportation would certainly aadvance,
For instance, if the present charge for trans
porting a bushel of wheat from Buffalo to this
city is 5 cents, when large tows are handled,
the smaller tows would be obliged to charge 7
or 8 cents to cover the increased cost. This ad-
vance in the transportation rate would have to
be berne by the consumer. This would apply to
all classes of freight now brought from the
West through the Erie Canal and the Hudson
River.

Mr. Fisher thought that the Federal Govern-
ment should prevent the placing of any such
obstructions In so important a waterway as the
Hudson River. There was no uecessity for
building piers anyway, he said, for modern en-
gineering science bas made it possible to bridge
a stream of almostany width with a single span.
If all transportation was to be done by rail then
such abridge should be built,and the pecple
could assume the additional cost of getting
products to the market; but if the cheaper rates
by water were to be continued, the great navi-
gable streams should be left unobstructed by
bridges with piers.

batted. seal TY ROSES
THE GRANT MONUMENT.

The Executive Committee of the Grant
Monument Fund Association yesterday took
final action iu regard to the amount which shall
be raised and expended for the proposed memo-
rial. There were present A. B. Cornell, Chair-
man; George N. Williams, A. L. Sanger, and R,
T. Greener, Secretary. A report by the special
Committee on Design, consisting of Messrs, Cor-

nell, Bariow, Lummis, and Sauger, was made,
embracing a circular letter of instruction which
is to be sent to architects and sculptors in all
parts of the country. This report, which was
adopted, will not be nade pubic for some days,
but it fixes the total cost of the memorial at
$500,000. No limit is to be placed upon the de-
signers in the matter of selecting a subject, each
architect and sculptor being allowed to embody
his personal ideas as to the most appropriate
form of memorial, to be expressed in the char-
acter of his design. Four or tive prizes will be
given for the best designs submitted, the object
being to stimulate Americans by competition to
produce tho best things of which they are capa-
ble. The time for handing in designs will be ex-
tended until next Fall.

The committee has in hand $125,000 depositea
in several trust companies. There will be no
limit in the matter of competition, foreign archi-.
tects and sculptors, as well as Americans, being
invited to submit desigus. The letter to archi-
tects and sculptors will be accoroapanied by sec-
tional arawings of the site of the monument and
a description of the topographical surroundings.

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A REBUKE TO THE MAYOR.

The Emigration Commissioners yesterday re-
ceived a letter from Mayor Hewitt, whois an ex
oflicio member of the board, interceding for the Rev.
Emil Panelius, Pastor of a Lutheran church, who
was recently denied admission to the Garden as a mis-
sionary. President Ulrich thought that the Mayor
should better attend the meetings than write letters
about the board’s action, and the matter was re-
fered to the Castle Garden Committee. Frederick
Dreyer, late of the Surrogate’s office, was appointed
clerk in the executive department at $1,200a@ year.
Mrs. Weiinan was appointed Assistant Matron. The
special committee appointed at a former meeting
reported against Increasing the rent of the railroad
pool from $4,000 to $6,000,

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OFFICER O'DEA FOUND GUILTY.

Judge Moore charged the jury in the trial of
Officer Francis 0’ Dea, indicted for manslaughter in
the second degree for the killing of Edgar Smith,
yesterday in the Sessions Court, Brooklyn, and at
11 o’clock the jury retired. it required four hours
for them to reach a verdict, which proved to be one
finding O’Dea guilty. Accompanyig it was a strong
Tecommendation tomercy. O’Dea took his’convic-
tion very cvolly, but his aged mother, who sat near
him, was almost prostrated. Gen. Catlin, counsel
for the defense, obtained a stay of sentence pending
the decision of a motion for a new trial.

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Hesitate not, make no delay, but buy and use
at once Salvation Oil. It kills all pain,

Goldsmith Maid’s time 2:14—was beaten. The
sale of br. Buil’s Cough Syrup, nuever.—Advertise-

ment.

THE CORONER'S JURY

Said “ Death from exposure,” but we are quite sure
the unfortunate subject could have been saved from
sucha fate by a timely use of BENSON Ss PLAS~
THR, the greatest aud most reliable of external
rewedies for coughs, colds, chest pains, and other
resulis of exposure. Ask for Bensou’s and reluse
ail other plasters,

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SMALLEST OF

es Nt
A HORSE ONLY THIRTY INCIIES HIGH,
WEIGHING SEVENTY-THREE POUNDS.
A horse which has reached years of dis-
cretion and maturity, a traveled horse, and a
handsome one, with an air of distinction about
him and a look of the Orient in his melancholy
eye, has found temporary quarters under an
oyster counter inthe saloon of Henry F. Muthr
of 186 Monroe-street. Itis probably the small-
est horse in the world, for it weighs only 73
pounds and stands only about 30 inches high.
There is a romantic story connected with the
bringing of this little 4-year-old animal to Amer-
ica which adds to his value and helps to make

him unique. Policeman Benjamin of the Madl-
son-street station is the owner of the beast,
which was given him by James McGowan, «
Captain of a sailing vessel in the China trade,
Four or five years ago Capt. McGowan’s son was
attacked and robbed in New-York. Policeman
Benjamin, in the course of his duty, tracked the
assailants of young McGowan and recovered the
booty they had stolen. Capt. MeGowan prot-
— himarare gift and set sail again for the
Sast.

Policeman Benjamin was surprised by a visit
on Friday from a rotund, rosy Man who proved
to he the Captain. Taking the policeman in tow
the Captain brought up at the ship Ariel,
ushered his consort on board, and displayed a
little animal about the size of a goat wrapped in
blankets and teeding on boiled rice. it was the
little horse in question, which became the prop-
erty of the surprised policeman. Having no
place to keep him Policeman Benjamin gave
him to Saloon Keeper Muhr fora tew weeks, and
the horse now wanders about at will on the saw-
aust floor of the saloon. His stall under the
oyster counter is a warm one, and the little
quadruped seems well satisfied with New-York,

The stranger is a native of Yokohama, Japan,
and has not yet mastered English horse talk.
He objects to the cold weather, and is just re-
covering from a sea voyage of 105 days and a
diet of rice, which was the best the ship could
afford him. Heisa slender, symmetrical little
horse, with enough ** points” about him to sat-
isfy a jockey. Above ail, be is distinguished as
the smallest horse in the world, and evidently
sometimes thinks he is a lap dog, for he will lie
with perfect contentment in the arms of a friend
who will feed him @ lump of sugar now and
then. He belongs to the family of hardy and
diminutive pomes commonin Japan, but he is
the lilliput of his race. He is convivial, and
likes a milk punch or a sip of beer with his
dinner. He has not yet learned to mix drinks,
play poker, orchew tobacco, but, as he is inclined
to be fast, he will no doubt master these ac-
complishments. Inthe meantime he is the pet
of the neighborhood, and as svon as he gets ac-
climated he will no doubt be looking about him
for a situation with the “world’s greatest
show,” or some otherequally gigantic enterprise,

HIS KIND.

CHURCH CHARITABLE
SURMITTED TO THE ARCHDEA-
CONRY OF NEW-YORK,

The Archdeaconry of New-York held a
meeting yesterday afternoon at Grace Chapel,
in Kast Fourteenth-street, at which the Right
Rev. Bishop Potter presided. The objects of the
meeting were to hear the reports of the Commit-
tee on By-laws and for districting the city for
charitable work. Among those present were the

tev. Dr. W. J. Seabury, the Rev. Dr. W. N. Dun-
nell, the Rev. Dr. H. Y. Satterlee, the Rev. Dr.
W. Huntington, the Rev. Dr. D. Parker Morgan,
the Rev. Dr. Arthur Brooks, the Rev. Dr. W. §.

Raiusford, the Rev. Dr. C. B. Smith, the Rev,
Dr. A. Mackay-Smith, the Rey. Dr. I. H. Tuttle,
the Rev. Dr. T. M. Peters, the Rev. Dr. Brooks,
J. Pierpont Morgan, Stephen P. Nash, and §S. V.
R. Cruger.

Bishop Potter opened the meeting with
prayer, and then made some preliminary re-
marks, after which Archdeacon Mackay-Smith
thanked the assembly for his appointment as
Archdeacon. He hoped that the members would
back bim up with their moralsupport, especially
in the work in the lower part of the city, The
Committee on Diastricting the City in their re-
port stated that the idea of districting the city
tor charitable work was inaugurated by the
New-York Episcopal City Mission Society, anw
their Standing Committee on Church Charities
had already done much work. They had already
placed a district within which each church could
agree to do charitable work, and in doing so an
arbitrary line was drawn between churches, and
the same had been submitted to the Rectors and
rainisters for their approval. The committes
had prepared a map dividing the city south of
the Harlem River into 58 districts, equal to
the number of churches and cbapels of
the@ Episcopal communion. The idea of
parochial boundaries was not thought of, and,
indeed, would be impossible. The only thought
had been to divide the city so that for charitable
investigation and relief there would be a re-
sponsible source to which to apply,and only one
source from which help could be obtained. The
Dorcas, Employment, and other societies and
Sunday schools could afford the ministers abun-
dant help to make the investigations.

The charity organizations were doing much
good in a general way. The Archdeaconry
could supviement their work, and both could be
carried on more efficiently. The committee ex-
hibited a map of the city as districted by it, and
then, on motion of Archdeacon Mackay-Smith,
it was devided to prepare districted maps and
send them to the ministers ip charge, to charge
a committee to prepare details to .carry on the
work in the most eflicient way, and to ask each
church to pay to the office of the Archdeaconry
the amount of 1 cent for each communicant to
defray the expenses of preparing the maps.

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ANGRY SEAS SWEPT THE DECKS.

The steamship Croma, Capt. W. R. Lord,
from Leith Jan. 1 and Dundee Jan. 7, reached
port yesterday after a voyage of continual
struggle with adverse winds and heavy seas.
She encountered strong southwest gales to Jan.
18 and then a vale from the northeast with frost
and snow. On Jan. 18 the barometer was $

inches, but by the next day had fallen to 28.60,
From noon of this day until Jan. 22 the wind
blew a hurricane, aud the steamship, although
going at full speed, was blown olf into the
trough of the sea, and was in a very dangerous
position. ‘The waves broke completely over
her, and destroyed the starboard upper
bridge and one lifeboat and washed
everything not securely fastened down
overboard, The steamer was badly frostea, and
severul of the crew were sufferers from the in-
tense cold. ‘he second mate had a barrow es-
cape, being washed from the starboard side
across the deck and just managing to save him-
self by grasping the rail on the port side. In
his rush across he had seized a life buoy, but it
would have done him little good, as it would
have been next to impossible to have launched a
boat.” He received painful injuries by being
dashed against the rails. During three days the
vessel covered only 150 miles. From the 22d she
had heavy westerly gales, but was in no danger.
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BROKER TONJES’S AFFAIRS.
Friends of Charles F. Tonjes, the ex-Produce
Exchange broker whose fivaucial misfortunes re-
cently caused mach wonder among his eld associates,
are congratulating themselves that he has had the
good luck to have his affairs settled by the exertions
of afriend, who devoted about three weeks to the
tusk. At present his outstanding liabilities do not
exceed $15,000, part of which is secured by good
coliateral. Altogether his liabilities were about
$40,000 at one time, but the balance has been
paid in full. his balance included all the notes on
which the name of Mr. Tonjes’s mother appeared.
The claims still outstanding are all his own personal
obligations. He hae an awicable interview with his
mother on Tuesday, and it is said by his triends that
he had her authvurity to use her name before his
troubles began. On the Produce Exchange there is
a great deal of sympathy for Mr. Toujes.
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MAY AN AGNOSTiO TESTIFY?
Judge Depue, at Newark, has granted a writ
of certiorari removing to the Supreme Court the
action of Judge Kirkpatrick in refusing to allow an
aenostic to testify in his court. James Powers
sued James Percy in Bloomtield, and Perey ap-
pealed to the Common Pleas, In this latter court
Percy offered himself as a witness, but he was ob-
jected to on the ground that he was aninfidel. Judge
Kirkpatrick refused to allow him to be sworn, aud
the case went to the jury practically without a de-
tense. Perey’s present proceedings are designed to
determine whether he should have been excluded
trom the witness stand.
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REALTH AUTHORITIES TO BLAME.

The Kings County Grand Jury will hand to
Judge Moore, in the Sessions Court, to-day a pre-
sertment dealing with the smallpox scare in Brook-
lyn. From the limited amount of information which
has, leaked out of the jury room itis probable that
the Health Department aud Commissioner Otterson
will come in for a good share of blame on account of

the alieged incompetent manner in which the slight
epidemic of the past two months has been managed.

WORK,

PLANS

Scrofula

Produces unsightly luwps or swellings; causes pain-
fulrunning soreson the arms, legs, or feet; devel-
ops ulcers in the eyes, ears, or nose, often causing
blindness or deafness; is the origin of pimples, can-
cerous growths, or the many other manifestations
usually ascribed to “humors; fastening upon the
lungs, causes consumption and death.

liow can it be curet? By taking Hooi’s Sarsa-
parilla, which, by the remarkable cures it has ac-
complished, often when other medicines have failed,
has proved itself to bea potent and pecular medi-
cine for this disease. Some of these cures are really
wonderful. If you suifer from scrofala try

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Hocd’s ‘Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only
by C.I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.

180 Doses One Doliar

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GUUIy 27, 1888.

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See EEE

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STATEMEN

The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York,

RICHARD A, McCURDY, President,

For the year ending
RSS CS sctpeeeeis es. Seibans ees ethers

December 31st, 1887.
esscesereeeees 1 18,806,851 88,

Insurance and Annuity Account:

No. Amount.

Policies and Annuities ia
force, Jan. Ist, 1887 ....

129,927
Risks Assumea@.......

$393,809,202 83
22,395

69,457,468 37

152,282 | $463,266,671 25 |

No. Amount.

Policiesand Annuitiesin

erect, Jan. 1st, 1888... | 140,943} $427,628,932 51
Risks Terminated......

11,289 85,687,738 74
152,232 | $463,266,671 25

Dr. Revenue

* Premiums
“ Interest, Rents and Premium
on Securities Sold

Pitas ee

$127,839,656 7 |

17,110,901 62
6,009,020 §4

To Ralance from last account ... $104,719,784 3 |
|

Dr.

To Reserve for Policies in force |
and for risks terminated. . .. $112,439,096 00
miuins received in advance 014 36
6,294,441 52

“

“* Surplus at four per cent

_

we

$118.606,851 88 |

Balance Sheet.

Account. Cr.

By Moncey, Dividends, Anbuties
an viden es
and Death Claims.... ......

** Commissions, _Commutations,
Taxes and all other Expen-

7 8,649,514 49
new account. ..... 110,061,718 68

$127,839,656 77

14,128,423 60

Cr.

By Bonds Secured by Mortgages on
J Real Estate Neots $49,615,268 0¢
United States and other Bonds. 43,439,877 81

“ Real Estate and Loans on Col-
laterals 20,159,173 27

“ Cash in Banks and Trust Com-
panies at interest . ........... 2,619,362 66
Interest accrued, Premiums de-
= and in transit and Sun-

@8........ ‘ego

2,973,169 98
$118,808,851 88

T bave carefully examined the foregoing statement and find the same to be correct.

A. N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor.

From the Surplus above stated a dividend will be apportioned as usual.

Risks
Year. Assumed,
1684 ~ <1...
1885 . ae 46,507,139 ...... «.
Ee OU
ceeve. 69,457,468......

New YORK, January 25, 1888,

ea wtee

we one ++ G4,631,420. 0.2.00 0-000 o B351, 789,285

Risks
Outstanding. Surplus.
$4,748,771

5,012,63

368,081,441
"222 42736287933.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SAMUEL E, SprouLts,
Lucius Rospinson,
SamvEt D. Bascock,
Georce S. Cog,

JOHN E. Deven,
RICHARD A, McCurpy,
James C. HoLpEn,
Hermann C. von Post,
ALEXANDER H. Ricz

F, RaTCHFORD STARR,
Lewis May,
OviverR Harriman,
Henry W. Situ,
Rosert OLYPHANT,
GeorceE F. Baxsr,
_ TuHompson,
uDLEY OLcorTrT,
FREDERIC CROMWELL,

RING'S
SAFES

IN THE LARGE

re i Pilladelnita

JANUARY 23.
Upon opening our Herring’s Safe we found

books and valuable papers in perfect condi-
tion. WM. THANHAUSER, Treas.

ANOTHER SAFE.

The safe was exposed to the hottest part of
the great fire. Books, papers, and a large sum
of money are in perfect condition.

A. HELLER,

ire in Newark, Ni J,

JANUARY 23.

°

Our factory was destroyed, but we found
our papers and other contents of a Herring’s
Safe in perfect condition.

McCUTCHEON & CRANE,

HERRING & CO.

The Largest Stock of Safes at Reduced Prices.

Nos, 251 & 252 BROADWAY, NEW-YORK.

GENEKAL LAW OF PROGRESS.
—_—_~<——_—
GUNTON’S LECTURE UPON THAT
SUBJECT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
George Gunton delivered Wednesday even-
ing the second of his series of lectures on social
questions in the Rey. Dr. R. Heber Newton’s
chureh in West Forty-eighth-street, speaking on
the general law of progress. He defined progress
as the movement from the simple to the com-
plex. The line of development was from the
material to the intellectual tothe moral. The
inversion of this order was the cause of
the mistakes made by the sotial reform-
ers of the day—Henry George, Felix

Adler, and Dr. MeGlynn. They put a result asa
motive for action. They said: “If you’ll be
good and just you’il be happy and comfortable.”
Goodness was aresult, not a cause. Altruism
was not the basis of reforwatory work as a wo-
tive to action. Men moved always on the line of
interest, and it was not disgraceful or improper
that they did so. Even their highest efforts in re-
lizgion and charity had an enlarged interest, at
the furthest, as a motive.

They loved God because they believed or were
assured that he at first loved them. They were
eharitable to the heathen, because in the com-
plex subtle civilization in which they were liv-
ing the pain of acreature on the other side of
the planet whom they had never seen was intel-
ligible and of concern tothem. The element of
self-interest iu human actions even secured
more surély the good result. A lady who
bought a - sealskin sacque sent, without
kuowing it, Money into the hands of the fisher-
men who killed the seals, and along the
whole liné produced good effects. If she had
given the $300 or $400 as a matter of charity it
Was 2 question whether it would ever reach its
objects undiminished, as the transmitters would
have ho personal interest in its security. Men
could hardly acquire more without becoming
better. The extension of business and social re-
lations made the existence of integrity an im-
perative necessity, as men’s word of honor had
to be taken for transactions extending across
seas and over continents.

Besides, this extension developed a consider-
ation for others and their rights which the
isolated savage, distrustful of everything that
had not come within the scope of his narrow
life, could not possess. The steps of the prog-
ress from the material to the intellectual and
thence to the moral were not, of course, always
distinct. They were often concurrent, but,
viewed intellectually, one had precedence as the
pal or yd and producer, und that was the ma-

erial.

Mr, Gunton next Wednesday evening will con-
sider the production of wealth in its relations to
social and ethical progress.

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PRICES TO REMAIN STATIONARY.
The Western Coal Dealers’ Association yester-
day at the Fifth-Avenue Hotel agreed that the sup-
ply of coal 18 ample in its territory and that no

symptoms of trouble in its mines areapparent. No
increase of pricos was made.

A discussion of Mr. Corbin’s attitude toward the
strikers was had by the members of the Eastern
Coal Dealers’ Association in the Washington Build-
ing. Part of those present heid that arbitration
would soon settle the troubles and blamed Mr. Cor-
bin for whatthey described as his obstinacy, while
the remainder insisted that he had nothing to arbi-
trate. it was generally believed by all, however,
that the strike wonid last only afew days longer
and prices were not advanced.

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TO PROTECT TH, BUYERS.

The real estate brokers held a meeting yester-
day afternoon and discussed the advisabihty of pay-
ing the deposits on contracts into a bank, in order to

protect the buyer in the case of a doubtful seller.
rhe brokers’ committee will report on the subject.
That interesting array of vaues—an alphabetical
listof Undesirable tenants--will be put to use im-
wediately after the neXt board meeting. This step
Was deciied upgou yesterday.

MR.

uLieEn T. Davits,

OBERT SEWELL,
S. Van RENSSELAER CRUGER,
Cuarves R. HENDERSON,
GrorGE B.iss,
Rurvus W. Peckuam,
i, Hospart Herrick,

m. P. Dixon,
Rosert A. GRANNISS,

Nicuoras C, Mitrer
Henry H. Rocsrs,
Jxo.W. AUCHINCLOSS
I'HEODORE MorrorD
Wittiam Bascock,
Preston B. Piums,
Wma. D. WasHpurn,

SOLID SILVER

As our extensive trade re-
lations enable us to produce to
the best possible advantage, so
our great outlet, combined
with our long-established pol-
icy of having no old goods re-
main in stock, enables us to
offer the advantages of a con-
stantly-changing stock and an
ever-increasing assortment to
choose from.

Goruam M’rc Co.

SILVERSMITHS

BROADWAY AND IQTH STREET.

THE NEW=YORK TIMES

PRICE TWO CENTS.
Sunday Edition Three Cenls.

Terms to Mail Subscribers Postpaid,

DAILY. exclusive of Sundav, per vear &6 ))
DAILY, including Sunday. per year 7 dp
SUNDAY ONLY. per year

DAILY. 6 months. with Sundav

DAILY, 3 months, with Sunday

DAILLY, 6 mouths. without Sunday

DAILY. 3 months, without Sunda

DAILY, 2 months, with Sunday ....

DAILY, 2 months, without Sunday.

DAILY, 1 month, with or without Sunuay...

WEEKLY, per year, $1. Six months, 50 centa

FOR THE HOSPITAL FUND.
Whe following additional sums from the
hospital collection were reported yesterday by
the Treasurer, Charles Lanier, 17 Nassau-street:

BOX COLLECTIONS.
From elevated railroad boxes................. $254 69
Astor House : 27 60
Smith & MeNell
Hazard, Hazard & Cv
Caswell, Massey & Co..

CIGAR AND TOBACCO TRADE,
Box collection in factories:
McAlpin & Co. (check)
Bondy & Lederer
G. B. Miller Manufacturing Company
Kerbs & Spiess
Josephs & Co
M. W. Mendell & Brother
Thomas H. Hall
Jonn W. Love
S. Ottenberg & Brother
M. P. Breslin

Total
Madison-Avenue, Methodist, (additional)...
Trinity, Methodist
— Nebo Lodge, F. and A. M
Nineteenth. Street Synagogue, (additional)...
Employes of D. W. McLeod & Co

ry oe
a

Total up to aate
RT eee
BUSINESS DISASTERS.

A meeting of the creditors of Kurtz, Blanch-
ard & Co., manufacturers of bags at 27 Pearl-street,
was held yesterday at the Astor House. Edward
M. Seudder, on behalf of the firm, submitted a rough
statement showing liabilities of $270,000, assets of

& book value of $302,000 and of an estimated value,
atter allowing for bad debts, of about $260,000.
A committee, consisting of two preferred creditors
and three uupreferred creditors, viz., Messrs.
Church, Gray, Fiddle, McLane, aud Coue, was ap-
pointed to examine into the affairs of the firm and
report by circular or toa subsequent meeting of cred-
itors, and also report what compromise would be
advisable. The firm proposed to pay the preferred
creditors 75 cents on the dollar and the unpreferred
60 cents in unsecured notes at three, six, and nine
months.

The Industrial Manufacturing Company, ladies’
sonar’ at Tenth-avenue and Forty-fifth-street, has

een attached for $10,306 in favor of Vietor «
Achelis. The Sheriff found only about 70 sewing
machines tu attach, the rest of the property having,
it is said, been disposed of under a chattel mort-
gage. The Mechanics and Traders’ Bank hold a
chattel mortgage for $2,250. The company was in-
corporated Nov. 1, 1884, with a capital stock of
$10,000. Oscar Hoffstadt, the Treasurer, had previ-
ously failed in the lace business. The liabilities of
the company are reported to be about $48,000.

The Sheriff has received executions against the
J. Wayland Kimball Company, manufacturers of
tancy furniture at 14 East Fifteenth-street and at
West Paris, Me., on judgments for $11,739 in favor
of the following creditors: Palmer & Embury,
$4,969; John Jetferson, $2,349; Catharine A.
Brewster, $2,521; W. KE. Burt, $1,553; cocrse
Hopkins, $345. The company was incorporated in
December, 1851, succeeding the business which Mr.
Kimball had started in the previous year, and hada
capital stock of $21,000. The annual report filed a
few days ago says the liabilities do net exceed
$70,000, and the assets, mage of plaut, stock,
&c., are valued at $100,000. J. W. Kimball was the
President und Walter N. Conant, Treasurer.

Justus J. smith and Thomas Drake, composing the
firm of Smith & Drake, buiiders, of 62 Cedar-street,
made an assignment yesterday to Luther E. Kin-
ball. Vhey started togetiior in the Faliof 1886 to
build six dwellings on West Seventy-sixth-street,
between Ninth aud Tenth avenues, to cost $150,000.
The ground cost $65,235, all on mortgage, and they
obtained a builder’s loan of $120,000. They com-
pieted the buildings » few months ago, und it was
then said Lacy were having troubie in securing tus
perinauent luan. “dl ¥

Oto Richter, machinist at 172 Centre-street, made
Au assiguinent yesterday to Francis J. Worcester,

iving a preference to Elenera Kichter. He has
Eee in business abont two aud @ ball years, and
Valued his piaat at $3,000,

ARN

24, 26, AND 80 WEST FOURTEENTH-ST.

FRIDAY, AS USUAL, BARGAIN DAY.

TO-DAY

WILL BE AN UNUSUAI. BARGAIN DAYs

For To-day at 10 o'clock
we offer

The First Fruits of our
Great Purchase of
BEECHINOR,

HEALY & CONWAY’S

Bankrupt Stock,

AT HALF VALUE,

’ CLOAKS AND SUITS.

A finer stock of Ladies’ and Misses’ Cloaks and

Suits was never offered Added to our own

great stock the entire assortment is tho most elegant

All will be sacrificed.

exception at Half and Quarter value.
THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.

CHILDREN’S GRETCHENS.
Their Price. OurPrice, Their Price. Our Prica,
$18 00 $7 98 $12 00 $4 98
16 00 6 98 10 00 3 9s
14 00 5 98 8 00 2 93

MISSES’ NEWMARKETS.
Their price $20; our price
Their price 18; our price
Their price 16; our price
Their price 13; our price
Their price 12; our price

SEAL PLUSH WRAPS,
Their price $75 00; our price $39 00
Their price 55 00; our price 27 00
Their price 45 00; our price 22 00
Their price 32 00; our price 19 98
Their price 28 00; our price 16 00
Their price 22 00; our price 12 00

SEAL PLUSH SACQUES.
Their price $70; our price $35 00
Their price 60; our price 29 00
Their price 435; our price 25 00
Their price 30; our price 18 00

NEWMARKETS AND RAGLANS.
Their price $38; our price $19 93
Their price 27; our price 13 98
Their price 23; our price 10 98
Their price 17; our price 93
Their price 14; our price 33
Their price 12; our price 50
Their price our price 93

ever shown Without

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10;
DRESSES.
Their price $45;
Their price 22;
Their price 10;

our price $20 00
our price 13 938
our price 4 98

WRAPPERS AND TEAGOWNS.
Their price $40; our price $23
Their price 27; our price 13
Their price 16; our price 9 93
Their price 9; our price 4 98
Their price 7; our price 393

98
98

Does NINETY-EIGHT CENTS sound tow for

overcoats that were $4 That’s about the way

BOYS’ CLOTHING WILL BE SOLD.
Stock must be closed out.

LADIES’ UNDERWEAR.

A THOUSAND DOZEN
Chemises, Drawers, and Corset Covers,
At THIRTEEN CENTS EACH.

FIVE HUNDRED DOZEN DRAWERS,
At 37 cents 65 cents 74 cents.
worth double.

THREE HUNDRED DOZEN SKIRTS,
At 44 cents..55 cents..79 cents..99 cents and $1 25.
worth double.

THREE HUNDRED DOZEN CHEMISES,
At 29 cents..49 cents..59 cents..79 cents..99 cents,
worth double.

THREE HUNDRED DOZEN NIGHT DRESSES,
At 39 cents....59 cents 79 cents....1 25....1 49.
werth double.

INFANTS’ WEAR.

AT NINE CENTS,
500 dozen Long and Short Slips; worth 30.

OTHERS

at 29......39 49 cents; worth 50.....75 and 1 06

BEECHINOR, HEALY & CONWAY’S
DRESS GOODS and MOURNING GOODS,

including the best makes of French, German, Eng:
lish, and American All-Wool and Silk and Wool
Fabrics, Priestley’s Silk Warp Henriettas, and other
fine staple goods, such as are seldom offered at sac-
rifice.

They will be sold as follows:
Remnants and Dress Lengths,

At FIFTY-NINE CENTS.
Elegant Imported Novelties,

At EIGHTY-NINE CENTS.
Imported Plush and Plaid Novelties,

At NINE CENTS.
Single and double fold Challies—Cretonnes and
Checks.

Half Price
were $1 50

were $2 00

The following are double width—all wool:
40-inch Venetian Suitings 28 ets their price 50
64-inch Tailor Cloths 29 cts their price 65
44-inch French Cashmeres 43 cts their price 65
4U-inch Cable Cords 47 cts their price 75
42-inch Kpangelines 47 cts their price 75
42-inch Piaids and Checks 47 cts their price 75

2-inch Mixtures 47 cts their price 75

At FIFTY-NINE CENTS. q
BEECHINOR, HEALY & CONWAYW’S
Dollar Velveteens and Corduroys.

At TWO-THIRDS VALUE.
Priestley’s Silk Warp Henriettas, All qualities
Their dollar quality, 9 cents

SILKS.

BLACK DRESS SILKS.
our price oe
o

their price
1 50 93e.

our price
89c.

BLACK SATIN RHADAMES.
their price our price their price
1 45 93e. 1 25

BLACK FAILLE FRANCAISE,
their price our price their price our price
1 75 1 1 50 _ 98e.

our price
$7c.

BENGALINE SILKS,

their price our price their ee our price
2 00 1 35 18 1 25

COLORED
Satin Rhadames, Gros Grains, and Failles.
their a our price their price our price
1 75 1 25 25 79¢.

1 50 115 116 Yo.

FLANNELS.
Seventy-five-cent Jersey Flannels at 29 cents, and
all-wool Scarlets, worth 30, at 19 cents, are indica-
tions of bargains offered in Flannels.

BLANKETS.
Twenty cases of Finest California, Extra Scarlet,
and fine white Blankets—all sizes—
AT HALF VALUE.

HOUSEKEEPING GOODS.
Include best Irish, German, and Scotch Linens

and Crashes and all Standard Muslins, from which
we quote the following:

Wamsutta Muslins,
Linen Damasks,
Linen Damasks,
Linen Damasks.
Linen Damasks,
Linen Towels,
Linen Towels,
Linen Towels,
Linen Towels,

their price, 10
their price, 35
their price, 50
their price, 75
their price, 1 25
their price, 25
their price, 22
their price, 17
their price, 124g

57%, cents,
23 cents,
35 = cents,
50 «cents,
75 cents,
17 cents,
15 «cents,
ll cents,

8 cents,

UPHOLSTERY,

Including finest quality Lace, Velour, Chenille, and
Turcoman Curtains, rich Brocade and Petit Point.
Tapestries, and Smyrna Rugs in all sizes.

EXTRAORDINARY VALUES.
EQUAL BARGAINS
IN HOSIERY AND MERINO UNDERWEAR,
GLOVES.
MEN'S FURNISHINGS AND UMBRELLAS.
TIIsS COLUMN,
all too short to name the bargains we will otfer, will
be evlarged within our stores
AN HUNDRED TIMES